การทำทาน(gaan tam taan)
Meanings
1NounB1
charitable giving; generosity
the act of giving money, goods, or help to those in need; the practice of generosity
Examples
การทำทานgaan tam taanการทำทานgaan tam taan1charitable giving; generosity2almsgiving (Buddhist dāna)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการช่วยเหลือgaan chûuai lĕuuaการช่วยเหลือgaan chûuai lĕuuaassistance; help; aid; reliefคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
Giving to charity is helping other people who are in trouble.
2NounB2
almsgiving (Buddhist dāna)
a religiously meritorious act of offering alms or donations, especially to monks or the poor
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำทานtam taanทำทานtam taan1[to] give alms; do charity2[to] donate; make offeringsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
My grandmother likes to go to the temple to make merit and give alms on every Buddhist holy day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
การให้ทานgaan hâi taanการให้ทานgaan hâi taan1almsgiving (Buddhist dāna)2charitable giving; donations
- almsgiving (Buddhist dāna)
- charitable giving; donations
การให้gaan hâiการให้gaan hâi1the act of giving; provision2granting; conferral (rights/permission)3charitable giving; almsgiving4administration/provision (technical/medical)
- the act of giving; provision
- granting; conferral (rights/permission)
- charitable giving; almsgiving
- administration/provision (technical/medical)
การบริจาคgaan bo-rí-jàakการบริจาคgaan bo-rí-jàak1donations in aggregate2the act of donating3a donation (item or sum given)
- donations in aggregate
- the act of donating
- a donation (item or sum given)
การกุศลgaan gù-sŏnการกุศลgaan gù-sŏn1charity; charitable work2charitable cause; for charity
- charity; charitable work
- charitable cause; for charity
Word Breakdown
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การทำทานgaan tam taanการทำทานgaan tam taancharitable giving; generosity