การภาวนา(gaan paa-wa-naa)
Meanings
1NounB1
prayer; supplication
the act of addressing a deity or higher power with requests, thanks, or praise
Examples
การภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naaการภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naa1prayer; supplication2meditation; mental cultivation3mantra/chant recitationของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectขอให้kŏr hâiขอให้kŏr hâi1to request that; to ask that2May ...; I wish that ...ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)มีความสุขmee kwaam sùkมีความสุขmee kwaam sùk[to] be happy
Her daily prayer is to ask for her family to be happy.
2NounB2
meditation; mental cultivation
the practice of developing the mind for calm or insight, especially in a Buddhist context (bhāvanā)
Examples
ทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morningคุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naaการภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naa1prayer; supplication2meditation; mental cultivation3mantra/chant recitationเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกฝนfèuk fŏnฝึกฝนfèuk fŏn1[to] practice; train [sb]/[oneself] (repeatedly)2[to] cultivate; refine [skills/discipline]จิตใจjìt jaiจิตใจjìt jai1disposition; temperament2mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)
Every morning, my grandmother spends time in meditation to train her mind.
3NounC1
mantra/chant recitation
the repetitive recitation of a formula, mantra, or sacred verse as a devotional or meditative practice
Examples
กิจวัตรประจำวันgìt-jà-wát bprà-jam wanกิจวัตรประจำวันgìt-jà-wát bprà-jam wan1daily routine2activities of daily living (ADLs)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectการภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naaการภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naa1prayer; supplication2meditation; mental cultivation3mantra/chant recitationบทสวดมนต์bòt sùuat monบทสวดมนต์bòt sùuat monprayer; chantก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)
My grandmother's daily routine is the recitation of chants before bed.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
การเจริญภาวนาgaan jà-rern paa-wá-naaการเจริญภาวนาgaan jà-rern paa-wá-naameditation cultivation; Buddhist mental development (bhāvanā)
meditation cultivation; Buddhist mental development (bhāvanā)
การทำสมาธิgaan tam sà-maa-tíการทำสมาธิgaan tam sà-maa-tímeditation (practice)
meditation (practice)
การสวดภาวนาgaan sùuat paa-wa-naaการสวดภาวนาgaan sùuat paa-wa-naa1praying; saying prayers; devotional recitation2prayer service; devotional session
- praying; saying prayers; devotional recitation
- prayer service; devotional session
Word Breakdown
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การภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naaการภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naaprayer; supplication