ครองผ้าเหลือง
krong pâa lĕuueang
Meanings
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[to] be a Buddhist monk
to live as a Buddhist monk; literally, to wear the saffron robes.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ครองผ้าเหลืองkrong pâa lĕuueangครองผ้าเหลืองkrong pâa lĕuueang[to] be a Buddhist monkเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoพระธรรมprá tamพระธรรมprá tam1the Dhamma; Buddha’s teachings2scriptural texts; canonical doctrine (Buddhism)3righteousness; moral truthเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเป็นเวลาbpen way-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a scheduleหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)พรรษาpan-săaพรรษาpan-săa1Buddhist rains-retreat year; monastic year2rains-retreat; Buddhist Lent (three-month period)
He decided to become a monk to study the Dharma for one rainy season retreat.
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ครองผ้าเหลืองkrong pâa lĕuueangครองผ้าเหลืองkrong pâa lĕuueang[to] be a Buddhist monk