ชาดก(chaa-dòk)
Meanings
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Jātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past lives
Buddhist stories about the Buddha’s previous births, used to teach morals and doctrine; also refers to each individual tale.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedชาดกchaa-dòkชาดกchaa-dòkJātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past livesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหลานlăanหลานlăan1grandchild2niece or nephewฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesศีลธรรมsĭin-lá-tamศีลธรรมsĭin-lá-tam1morality; moral principles2ethics (moral system)
Grandma likes to tell Jataka stories to her grandchildren to teach morality.
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ชาดกchaa-dòkชาดกchaa-dòkJātaka tales; stories of the Buddha’s past lives