บรรพชน(ban-pá-chon)
Meanings
1NounB1
ancestor; forebear
a person from whom one is descended, especially from earlier generations; an ancestor
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เคารพkao-rópเคารพkao-róp1[to] respect; honor2[to] pay respects3[to] obey; abide byบรรพชนban-pá-chonบรรพชนban-pá-chon1ancestor; forebear2ancestors (collective)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการไหว้gaan wâiการไหว้gaan wâi1the wai (greeting/respect gesture)2wai as homage/worshipในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันสำคัญwan săm-kanวันสำคัญwan săm-kan1important/commemorative day; public observance2special personal day; milestone date
My family honors our ancestors by paying respects on important days.
2NounB2
ancestors (collective)
the forebears of a family or people considered as a group; forefathers
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)พิธีรำลึกpí-tee ram-lúkพิธีรำลึกpí-tee ram-lúkmemorial ceremony; remembrance ceremonyบรรพชนban-pá-chonบรรพชนban-pá-chon1ancestor; forebear2ancestors (collective)ทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annuallyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอบคุณkòp kunขอบคุณkòp kun1[!] thank you; thanks2[to] thank [sb] (for)ผู้ที่pôo têeผู้ที่pôo têeperson who; those whoวางรากฐานwaang râak tăanวางรากฐานwaang râak tăan1[to] lay a foundation (construction)2[to] lay the groundwork; establish a basisบ้านเมืองbâan meuuangบ้านเมืองbâan meuuang1country; nation; the state; society2public order; civic order
The community holds an annual ceremony to honor the forefathers who laid the foundation of the town.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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บรรพชนban-pá-chonบรรพชนban-pá-chonancestor; forebear