ทวาร(tá-waan)
Meanings
1NounB1
doorway; gate; portal; entrance
a doorway, gate, or other entrance; an opening that allows entry or exit
Examples
ยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)เฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3[to] await; watch for4keep (doing); continuallyหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceทวารtá-waanทวารtá-waan1orifice; bodily opening2doorway; gate; portal; entrance3sense organ (lit. ‘gate’ of perception)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángthroughout; all throughคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]
The guard watches the temple gate throughout the night.
2NounB2
orifice; bodily opening
a natural opening of the body, especially the anus; also used in anatomical or medical contexts
Examples
แพทย์pâetแพทย์pâet1medical (attrib.; in compounds)2doctor; physicianตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; test3inspection; check; examinationบริเวณbo-rí-waynบริเวณbo-rí-wayn1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity (post-nominal)ทวารtá-waanทวารtá-waan1orifice; bodily opening2doorway; gate; portal; entrance3sense organ (lit. ‘gate’ of perception)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาสาเหตุhăa săa-hàytหาสาเหตุhăa săa-hàyt[to] find the cause; troubleshoot [sth]ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatpain; acheและláeและláeand (coordinating)เลือดออกlêuuat òkเลือดออกlêuuat òk[to] bleed
The doctor examined the anal area to find the cause of the pain and bleeding.
3NounC1
sense organ (lit. ‘gate’ of perception)
a figurative or technical term in Buddhism and traditional texts referring to the sense faculties as ‘gates’ (e.g., eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระไตรปิฎกprá dtrai bpì-dòkพระไตรปิฎกprá dtrai bpì-dòkTipiṭaka; Pali Canonกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak aboutทวารtá-waanทวารtá-waan1orifice; bodily opening2doorway; gate; portal; entrance3sense organ (lit. ‘gate’ of perception)หกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2six (classifier-related form)3[to] spillคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)หูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)จมูกjà-mòokจมูกjà-mòok1nose2nose (of an object)ลิ้นlínลิ้นlín1tongue (organ)2sense of taste; palate3tongue-like part; flap4tongue (of animals as food)5tongue (of animals)6classifier: tongues; tongue-like partsกายgaaiกายgaaibody; physical formและláeและláeand (coordinating)ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)
The Tipitaka mentions the six gates: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.