จังหัน
jang-hǎnMeaning
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monks' meal
the meal offered to Buddhist monks during the daytime, usually before noon
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan[to] help each other; cooperateจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiamจัดเตรียมjàt-dtriiam[to] prepare; [to] get [sth] ready; [to] arrange (in advance)จังหันjang-hǎnจังหันjang-hǎnmonks' mealสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingถวายtà-wǎaiถวายtà-wǎai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2to serve (royalty/monastics)พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
The villagers help each other prepare the morning meal to offer to the monks.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจะjàตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maaทำtamจังหันjang-hǎnไปbpaiวัดwátทุกtúkวันพระwan-prá
My grandmother wakes up to prepare the meal offering for the temple every Buddhist holy day.
เจ้าอาวาสjâao-aa-wâatได้dâaiนิมนต์ní-monญาติโยมyâat-yoomมาmaaร่วมทำrûuam-tamบุญbunถวายtà-wǎaiจังหันjang-hǎnแด่dɛ̀ɛพระสงฆ์prá-sǒngที่tîiเดินทางdəən-taangมาจากmaa-jàakต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
The abbot invited the devotees to join in making merit by offering the meal to the monks who had traveled from another province.
ตามประเพณีdtaam-bprà-pee-niiไทยtaiการเตรียมgaan-dtriiamจังหันjang-hǎnถวายtà-wǎaiพระpráถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการสร้างgaan-sâangบุญกุศลbun-gù-sǒnอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngทำด้วยใจtam-dûuai-jaiที่tîiบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtและlɛ́วัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpที่tîiสะอาดsà-àat
According to Thai tradition, preparing the meal offering for monks is considered a way of making great merit, which must be done with a pure heart and clean ingredients.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)so; very (degree intensifier, postposed)Part 1
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จังหันjang-hǎnจังหันjang-hǎnmonks' mealmonks' mealWord