บวชเรียน(bùuat riian)
Meanings
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[to] enter the monkhood to study
to become a novice or monk in order to receive education at a temple; traditionally common for boys and young men
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenเด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiเด็กผู้ชายdèk pôo chaaiboy; male child/youthที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeยากจนyâak jonยากจนyâak jonpoor; impoverishedหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatมีโอกาสmee oo-gàat[to] have a chance (to); [to] have an opportunity (to)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)เรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuuเรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuu1[to] study; do schoolwork2[to] attend school; receive an educationเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsส่งไปsòng bpaiส่งไปsòng bpai[to] send [sb/sth] to [somewhere]; [to] dispatchบวชเรียนbùuat riianบวชเรียนbùuat riian[to] enter the monkhood to studyที่têeที่têe1place; 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 measure
In the past, many boys from poor families had the opportunity to get an education because their parents sent them to be ordained at a temple.
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บวชเรียนbùuat riianบวชเรียนbùuat riian[to] enter the monkhood to study