ขัณฑสีมา

kăn-tá-sĕe-maa

Meanings

1NounC1

ordination boundary (monastic)

The consecrated boundary of a Buddhist ordination area (sīmā) within which monastic acts are valid.

Examples

พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualอุปสมบทùp-bpà-sŏm-bòtอุปสมบทùp-bpà-sŏm-bòt1ordination (into monkhood)2[to] ordain (as a Buddhist monk)ภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsเขตkètเขตkèt1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictionขัณฑสีมาkăn-tá-sĕe-maaขัณฑสีมาkăn-tá-sĕe-maa1ordination boundary (monastic)2administrative/jurisdictional boundaryของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอุโบสถù-boh-sòtอุโบสถù-boh-sòt1ubosot; ordination hall2uposatha day (observance day)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
Monks must conduct the ordination ceremony only within the consecrated boundary of the main chapel.
2NounC1

administrative/jurisdictional boundary

A formal jurisdictional boundary or limit of an administrative area (e.g., district or province); by extension from monastic sīmā.

Examples

กองทัพgong tápกองทัพgong táp1army; military2a large group; hostมีหน้าที่mee nâa têeมีหน้าที่mee nâa têe1[to] have the duty/obligation (to do [sth]); be responsible for [sth]2[to] serve the function/role of [sth]ปกป้องbpòk bpôngปกป้องbpòk bpông[to] protect; defendอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtaiอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtai1sovereignty (state)2sovereign power; supremacyและláeและláeand (coordinating)เขตแดนkèt daenเขตแดนkèt daen1border; frontier2border areaของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; state
The army has the duty to protect the nation's sovereignty and territorial boundaries.

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