ปรารภ(bpraa-róp)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] mention; [to] bring up
to mention or speak about a subject, often formally or as the reason for saying something
Examples
คุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2polite old man (address)ปรารภbpraa-rópปรารภbpraa-róp1[to] mention; [to] bring up2[to] begin; [to] set out toให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2[to] revert; return to a previous state/activity3back (directional, after verbs)เยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâanเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâan[to] make a home visitเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)
Grandfather mentioned to his children and grandchildren that he wanted to visit his hometown.
2VerbC1
[to] begin; [to] set out to
to begin or set out to do something; to start an action or plan
Examples
พระภิกษุprá pík-sùพระภิกษุprá pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ปรารภbpraa-rópปรารภbpraa-róp1[to] mention; [to] bring up2[to] begin; [to] set out toความเพียรkwaam piianความเพียรkwaam piian1perseverance; persistence; diligent effort2spiritual effort; energy (Buddhist)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การนั่งสมาธิgaan nâng sà-maa-tíการนั่งสมาธิgaan nâng sà-maa-tísitting meditation; meditationตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángthroughout; all throughคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]
That monk initiated his effort in meditating all night.