นิมนต์(ní-mon)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] invite (a monk respectfully)
To invite a Buddhist monk to come, participate in a ceremony, or perform religious duties, using respectful language.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)นิมนต์ní-monนิมนต์ní-mon1[to] invite (a monk respectfully)2[to] kindly…/please… (to a monk)พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสวดsùuatสวดsùuat1[to] chant; recite prayers2[to] scold; nagที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the evening
Tomorrow we will invite a monk to chant at home in the evening.
2VerbB2
[to] kindly…/please… (to a monk)
A respectful verb used when politely asking or ushering a monk to do something (e.g., to sit, to eat, to proceed); functions like “please [do]” addressed to monks.
Examples
กราบgràapกราบgràap1[to] prostrate; bow deeply2[to] pay deep respect; humbly apologize (formal/figurative)นิมนต์ní-monนิมนต์ní-mon1[to] invite (a monk respectfully)2[to] kindly…/please… (to a monk)หลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)ประทับbprà-tápประทับbprà-táp1[to] stamp; [to] impress2[to] sit (royal/respectful); [to] be seated3[to] reside; [to] stay (royal)4[to] be deeply impressed; [to] be touchedนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เมตตาmêt-dtaaเมตตาmêt-dtaaloving-kindness; benevolenceโปรดญาติโยมbpròht yâat yohmโปรดญาติโยมbpròht yâat yohm1[monk] to grant favor to laypeople2[monk] to visit/receive laypeopleก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Reverently, please be seated, venerable father, and kindly attend to the laypeople first.
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นิมนต์ní-monนิมนต์ní-mon[to] invite (a monk respectfully)