ท่านเจ้าอาวาส(tâan jâo aa-wâat)
Meanings
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the abbot (honorific title/address)
the abbot; the head monk of a Buddhist temple, used with an honorific tone and commonly as a respectful form of address
Examples
ญาติโยมyâat yohmญาติโยมyâat yohmlay devotees; relatives (at temple)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hăanภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hăan1alms-food; monks’ meal2formal: food; mealเพลplaynเพลplayn1late morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)2axle; shaftมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ท่านเจ้าอาวาสtâan jâo aa-wâatท่านเจ้าอาวาสtâan jâo aa-wâatthe abbot (honorific title/address)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
The laypeople bring midday meals to offer to the abbot at the temple every Buddhist holy day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatเจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatabbot; temple head
abbot; temple head
สมภารsŏm-paanสมภารsŏm-paan1abbot; monastery head2temple head (broader)
- abbot; monastery head
- temple head (broader)
หลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)
- Venerable monk (form of address)
- revered Buddha image/statue
- respected elder monk (specific abbot)
Word Breakdown
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ท่านเจ้าอาวาสtâan jâo aa-wâatท่านเจ้าอาวาสtâan jâo aa-wâatthe abbot (honorific title/address)