โลกธรรม

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit लोकधर्म (lokadharma, “worldly condition; worldly matter”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		โลกธรรม o l k dʰ r r m
Phonemic		โลก-กะ-ทำ o l k – k a – d å
Romanization	Paiboon	lôok-gà-tam
	Royal Institute	lok-ka-tham
(standard) IPA(key)		/loːk̚˥˩.ka˨˩.tʰam˧/(R)

Noun

โลกธรรม • (lôok-gà-tam)

1. a condition, circumstance, fact, or situation that usually or naturally happens in the world.
2. (Buddhism) any of the eight worldly conditions, divided into the following four pairs, that humans ought to understand so as to not be affected or influenced by them:
   1. gain, loss;
   2. fame, ill fame;
   3. praise, blame;
   4. happiness, misery.