ปฏิสังขรณ์

bpà-dtì-săng-kŏn

Meanings

1NounC1

[to] renovate; restore; repair (formal; esp. buildings/temples/artworks)

to repair and bring something—often a temple, historical building, or artwork—back to good condition; a formal/literary register verb

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concertบริจาคbò-rí-jàakบริจาคbò-rí-jàak[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charityเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปฏิสังขรณ์bpà-dtì-săng-kŏnปฏิสังขรณ์bpà-dtì-săng-kŏn1[to] renovate; restore; repair (formal; esp. buildings/temples/artworks)2renovation; restoration (formal)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเก่าแก่gào gàeเก่าแก่gào gàe1ancient; very old2long-established; time-honoredในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)
The villagers donated money together to restore the old temple in the community.
2NounC1

renovation; restoration (formal)

the act or process of repairing and restoring something to sound condition, especially cultural or religious structures

Examples

การปฏิสังขรณ์gaan bpà-dtì-săng-kŏnการปฏิสังขรณ์gaan bpà-dtì-săng-kŏnrestoration; renovation (of historical sites)พระปรางค์วัดอรุณฯprá bpraang wát à-runพระปรางค์วัดอรุณฯprá bpraang wát à-runthe main prang of Wat Arunใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แล้วเสร็จláew sètแล้วเสร็จláew sèt1completed; fully finished2[to] be completed; be fully finished
The restoration of the prang at Wat Arun took many years to complete.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

บูรณะปฏิสังขรณ์boo-rá-ná bpà-dtì-săng-kŏnบูรณะปฏิสังขรณ์boo-rá-ná bpà-dtì-săng-kŏn1[to] restore; renovate; conserve [sth] (esp. historic/religious structures)2restoration; renovation; conservation (of historic/religious structures)
  • [to] restore; renovate; conserve [sth] (esp. historic/religious structures)
  • restoration; renovation; conservation (of historic/religious structures)
บูรณะboo-rá-náบูรณะboo-rá-ná1[to] restore; renovate; rehabilitate2restoration; renovation; rehabilitation
  • [to] restore; renovate; rehabilitate
  • restoration; renovation; rehabilitation
บูรณปฏิสังขรณ์boo-ran-ná-bpà-dtì-săng-kŏnบูรณปฏิสังขรณ์boo-ran-ná-bpà-dtì-săng-kŏn1restoration; renovation (comprehensive)2[to] restore or renovate [sth] completely
  • restoration; renovation (comprehensive)
  • [to] restore or renovate [sth] completely
ซ่อมแซมsôm saemซ่อมแซมsôm saem1[to] repair; fix2[to] renovate; restore3[to] patch up; make minor repairs
  • [to] repair; fix
  • [to] renovate; restore
  • [to] patch up; make minor repairs