ปวารณา(bpà-waa-rá-naa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] declare willingness; invite admonition

to make a formal declaration of willingness to help, support, or to receive admonition/advice, especially in Buddhist contexts (e.g., inviting others to admonish one’s conduct)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปวารณาตัวbpà-waa-rá-naa dtuuaปวารณาตัวbpà-waa-rá-naa dtuua[to] dedicate oneself; [to] volunteerว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ช่วยงานchûuai ngaanช่วยงานchûuai ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têewhenever; every time thatมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatมีโอกาสmee oo-gàat[to] have a chance (to); [to] have an opportunity (to)
He formally declared his willingness to help with temple activities whenever he has the chance.
2NounC1

formal pledge/invitation (Buddhist)

a formal pledge or invitation, especially the Buddhist ceremony of inviting admonition at the end of the rains retreat (ปวารณากาล/วันปวารณา)

Examples

วันออกพรรษาwan òk pan-săaวันออกพรรษาwan òk pan-săaEnd of Buddhist Lent Dayเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)อย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one handว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysปวารณาbpà-waa-rá-naaปวารณาbpà-waa-rá-naa1[to] declare willingness; invite admonition2formal pledge/invitation (Buddhist)
The end of the Buddhist Rains Retreat is also called Pavarana Day.

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