ประสิทธิ์(bprà-sìt)

Meanings

1Proper nounA2

Prasit (given name)

a Thai given name, commonly romanized as Prasit

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectคุณประสิทธิ์kun bprà-sìtคุณประสิทธิ์kun bprà-sìtKhun Prasit (male name with honorific)
This is Mr. Prasit.
2VerbC1

[to] bestow; confer; grant (formal)

to grant or confer formally, often in ceremonial or blessing contexts (e.g., ประสิทธิ์พรประสิทธิ์พรbprà-sìt pon[to] bestow a blessing = to bestow blessings)

Examples

พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaan1Venerable teacher (Buddhist monk)2revered monk-teacher (form of address)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedประสิทธิ์พรbprà-sìt ponประสิทธิ์พรbprà-sìt pon[to] bestow a blessingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerสอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a test
The monk bestowed blessings on the students before the exam.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)Part 1
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สิทธิ์sìtสิทธิ์sìt1right; entitlement2authorization; permissions (access rights)Part 2
ประสิทธิ์bprà-sìtประสิทธิ์bprà-sìtPrasit (given name)