คณะสมณะ(ká-ná sà-mà-ná)

Meanings

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monastic order; group of monks/ascetics

the collective body or community of monks or ascetics; often refers to a Buddhist monastic community

Examples

ญาติโยมyâat yohmญาติโยมyâat yohmlay devotees; relatives (at temple)ร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concertถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hăanภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hăan1alms-food; monks’ meal2formal: food; mealเพลplaynเพลplayn1late morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)2axle; shaftแด่dàeแด่dàeto; for [sb] (formal)คณะสมณะká-ná sà-mà-náคณะสมณะká-ná sà-mà-námonastic order; group of monks/asceticsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเดินทางมาdern taang maaเดินทางมาdern taang maa[to] travel here; [to] comeจาริกjaa-ríkจาริกjaa-rík1[to] go on a pilgrimage2[to] wander; travel about [literary]แสวงบุญsà-wăeng bunแสวงบุญsà-wăeng bun1[to] go on pilgrimage2pilgrimage
The lay followers jointly offered midday meals to the community of monks who were on a pilgrimage.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3classifier: groups/delegations/troupes4committee; board (as a body)Part 1
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สมณะsà-má-náสมณะsà-má-ná1ascetic; renunciant; mendicant2Buddhist monk (formal/literary; generic monastic)3pertaining to ascetics/monasticsPart 2
คณะสมณะká-ná sà-mà-náคณะสมณะká-ná sà-mà-námonastic order; group of monks/ascetics