บรรพชา(ban-pá-chaa)

Meanings

1NounB2

novice ordination

the Buddhist ceremony of entering the monastic order as a novice (sāmaṇera/sāmaṇerī)

Examples

ลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuua1[to] prepare oneself; get ready2[to] brace oneself; be prepared (mentally/physically)เข้าพิธีkâo pí-teeเข้าพิธีkâo pí-tee[to] attend/undergo a ceremonyบรรพชาban-pá-chaaบรรพชาban-pá-chaa1novice ordination2[to] ordain as a noviceในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofปิดเทอมbpìt termปิดเทอมbpìt term1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between terms
His son is preparing to enter the novice ordination ceremony during the school break.
2VerbB2

[to] ordain as a novice

to undergo or perform the ceremony to become a novice monk (or nun) in Buddhism

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideบรรพชาชั่วคราวban-pá-chaa chûua kraaoบรรพชาชั่วคราวban-pá-chaa chûua kraao1[to] temporarily be ordained (as a novice/monk)2temporary ordinationในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พรรษาpan-săaพรรษาpan-săa1Buddhist rains-retreat year; monastic year2rains-retreat; Buddhist Lent (three-month period)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoพระธรรมprá tamพระธรรมprá tam1the Dhamma; Buddha’s teachings2scriptural texts; canonical doctrine (Buddhism)3righteousness; moral truthและláeและláeand (coordinating)ฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ตนdtonตนdton1self (as a concept)2classifier: person/being (formal)3self; oneself
He decided to undergo temporary novice ordination this rains retreat to study the Dhamma and train himself.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บรรพbanบรรพban1ancient; former2chapter; sectionPart 1
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ชาchaaชาchaa1tea2numb; without sensation3[to] go numb; become numb4astringent; puckeryPart 2
บรรพชาban-pá-chaaบรรพชาban-pá-chaanovice ordination