ประสูติ(bprà-sòot)

Meanings

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[to] be born (royal/religious register)

To be born; used in high/formal register for royalty and the Buddha (not for ordinary people). Also used passively in phrases about a royal/buddha birth.

Examples

พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneประสูติbprà-sòotประสูติbprà-sòot1[to] be born (royal/religious register)2royal/religious birth (honorific noun)ใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)ต้นสาละdtôn săa-láต้นสาละdtôn săa-láSal treeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear๑๕sìp hâa๑๕sìp hâaThai numeral fifteen; 15ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateเดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2month๖6
The Buddha was born under a Sal tree on the 15th day of the waxing moon in the 6th lunar month.
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royal/religious birth (honorific noun)

The birth of a royal personage or of the Buddha; a formal/ceremonial noun in high register.

Examples

วันวิสาขบูชาwan wí-săa-kà-boo-chaaวันวิสาขบูชาwan wí-săa-kà-boo-chaaVisakha Bucha Dayคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsการประสูติgaan bprà-sòotการประสูติgaan bprà-sòotroyal birthตรัสรู้dtràt rúuตรัสรู้dtràt rúu[to] attain enlightenment (Buddhism)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ปรินิพพานbpà-rí-níp-paanปรินิพพานbpà-rí-níp-paan1parinirvana; final passing of the Buddha/arahant2[to] attain final nirvana; pass away (Buddhist honorific)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened One
Visakha Bucha Day is the day of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ประbpràประbprà1[to] stud/embellish2Buddhist honorific prefix3studded/embellished4approximate/regular (bound prefix)Part 1
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สูติsòotสูติsòot1obstetrics; OB dept.2obstetric-; childbirth (in compounds)Part 2
ประสูติbprà-sòotประสูติbprà-sòot[to] be born (royal/religious register)