งานบุญกฐิน(ngaan bun gà-tĭn)

Meanings

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Kathina robe-offering ceremony (Buddhist)

An annual Theravada Buddhist merit-making ceremony (called “ทอดกฐินทอดกฐินtâwt gà-tĭn1[to] hold/perform the Kathin offering2Kathin offering ceremony”) in which laypeople offer new robes and requisites to the monastic community within one lunar month after the end of the rains retreat; typically limited to one Kathina per temple per year.

Examples

สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa néeสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa née1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; 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)ร่วมทำrûuam tamร่วมทำrûuam tam[to] do together; [to] collaborateบุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2benefit; favor; blessing (colloquial)3meritorious deedที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotงานบุญกฐินngaan bun gà-tĭnงานบุญกฐินngaan bun gà-tĭnKathina robe-offering ceremony (Buddhist)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
This weekend, my family will go join the merit-making at the Kathina ceremony at the temple near our house.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsPart 1
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บุญกฐินbun gà-tĭnบุญกฐินbun gà-tĭnKathina merit-making; Kathina ceremonyPart 2
งานบุญกฐินngaan bun gà-tĭnงานบุญกฐินngaan bun gà-tĭnKathina robe-offering ceremony (Buddhist)