คณะเถรวาท(ká-ná tăy-rá-wâat)
Meanings
1Proper nounB2
Theravada tradition/school of Buddhism
the Theravada tradition or school within Buddhism
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyนับถือnáp tĕuนับถือnáp tĕu1[to] believe in; follow (a religion)2[to] respect; admireศาสนาพุทธsàat-sà-năa pútศาสนาพุทธsàat-sà-năa pútBuddhism; the Buddhist religionตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)แนวทางnaeo taangแนวทางnaeo taang1approach; method; strategy2guideline; direction; course3line of policy (official)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคณะเถรวาทká-ná tăy-rá-wâatคณะเถรวาทká-ná tăy-rá-wâat1Theravada tradition/school of Buddhism2Theravada monastic order/community
Most Thai people practice Buddhism according to the Theravada tradition.
2NounB2
Theravada monastic order/community
the organized body of Theravada monastics
Examples
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนนิมนต์ní-monนิมนต์ní-mon1[to] invite (a monk respectfully)2[to] kindly…/please… (to a monk)คณะเถรวาทká-ná tăy-rá-wâatคณะเถรวาทká-ná tăy-rá-wâat1Theravada tradition/school of Buddhism2Theravada monastic order/communityมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hăanภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hăan1alms-food; monks’ meal2formal: food; mealเพลplaynเพลplayn1late morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)2axle; shaftที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
The public invited the group of Theravada monastics to have a midday meal at the temple.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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เถรวาทtăy-rá-wâatเถรวาทtăy-rá-wâat1Theravada Buddhism2Theravāda; Theravādin (relating to Theravāda)Part 2
คณะเถรวาทká-ná tăy-rá-wâatคณะเถรวาทká-ná tăy-rá-wâatTheravada tradition/school of Buddhism