ปาง(bpaang)
Meanings
1NounB2
manifestation/incarnation (esp. of the Buddha or deities)
a specific form, posture, or manifestation of a sacred being, especially the Buddha (e.g., ปางมารวิชัยปางมารวิชัยbpaang maan-rá-wí-chaiSubduing Mara posture; Maravijaya).
Examples
พระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôop1Buddha image; Buddha statue2classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)องค์ประธานong bprà-taanองค์ประธานong bprà-taan1presiding person; dignitary (formal)2principal figure; main image (esp. Buddha image)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)โบสถ์bòtโบสถ์bòt1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôop1Buddha image; Buddha statue2classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)ปางสมาธิbpaang sà-maa-tíปางสมาธิbpaang sà-maa-tímeditation posture (Buddha)
The main Buddha image in this chapel is in the meditation posture.
2ClassifierB2
classifier for statues/images of the Buddha (by posture)
a Thai classifier used with images or statues of the Buddha to indicate posture or pose (e.g., one sitting posture, two standing postures)
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)เช่าบูชาchâo boo-chaaเช่าบูชาchâo boo-chaa1[to] obtain a sacred object for worship (esp. an amulet)2[to] offer a sacred object for others to obtain (temple/vendor use)พระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôop1Buddha image; Buddha statue2classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)มาใหม่maa màiมาใหม่maa mài1newly arrived; new2[to] come again; come back another timeหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ปางbpaangปางbpaang1manifestation/incarnation (esp. of the Buddha or deities)2time; occasion; stage (literary/formal)3classifier for statues/images of the Buddha (by posture)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-konความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-kon1auspiciousness2auspicious benefit; good fortune
Our family rented one new Buddha image (in a particular posture) for good fortune.
3NounC1
time; occasion; stage (literary/formal)
a particular time, occasion, or stage in a sequence of events, used in formal or literary contexts (e.g., ครั้งปางก่อน ‘in a former time’).
Examples
เรื่องเล่าrêuuang lâoเรื่องเล่าrêuuang lâo1story; narrative; account2anecdote; oral taleแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ปางก่อนbpaang gònปางก่อนbpaang gòn1formerly; of old; long ago2previous life; former incarnationกล่าวว่าglàao wâaกล่าวว่าglàao wâa1[to] say that; state that2[to] claim/report/allege that (formal)บริเวณนี้bo-rí-wayn néeบริเวณนี้bo-rí-wayn néethis area; around hereเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachมาก่อนmaa gònมาก่อนmaa gòn1[to] come first; arrive earlier; precede2earlier; previously; beforehand
Stories from ancient times say that this area used to be a sea.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อวตารà-wá-dtaanอวตารà-wá-dtaan1incarnation (descent of a deity)2avatar (digital persona)3[to] incarnate; manifest (as a deity) — formal/lit.
- incarnation (descent of a deity)
- avatar (digital persona)
- [to] incarnate; manifest (as a deity) — formal/lit.
คราkraaคราkraa1occasion; time (literary/formal)2time(s) (classifier for occurrences)
- occasion; time (literary/formal)
- time(s) (classifier for occurrences)
คราวkraaoคราวkraao1time; occasion; instance2turn (in sequence)3period; stint
- time; occasion; instance
- turn (in sequence)
- period; stint
ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)
- classifier for occurrences or times
- time; occasion; instance
- turn (one’s turn to do something)