ปางก่อน(bpaang gòn)

Meanings

1AdverbC1

formerly; of old; long ago

in former times; long ago; in olden days (literary/poetic)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ปางก่อนbpaang gònปางก่อนbpaang gòn1formerly; of old; long ago2previous life; former incarnationดินแดนdin daenดินแดนdin daenland; territory; region; domainแห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; 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 expressionsอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàk1kingdom; empire (monarchy or historical state)2kingdom (biology)3realm; domain; sphereที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยิ่งใหญ่yîng yàiยิ่งใหญ่yîng yài1grand; magnificent; great in scale or importance2majestic; noble; exaltedและláeและláeand (coordinating)รุ่งเรืองrûng reuuangรุ่งเรืองrûng reuuangprosperous; flourishing
In former times, this land was once a great and prosperous kingdom.
2NounC1

previous life; former incarnation

a prior existence in another lifetime, according to Buddhist belief

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนเคยmĕuuan koieเหมือนเคยmĕuuan koieas usualเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาก่อนmaa gònมาก่อนmaa gòn1[to] come first; arrive earlier; precede2earlier; previously; beforehandบางทีbaang teeบางทีbaang tee1sometimes; at times2maybe; perhaps (informal)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)รู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ปางก่อนbpaang gònปางก่อนbpaang gòn1formerly; of old; long ago2previous life; former incarnation
I feel like I've met him before; maybe we knew each other in a prior existence.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปางbpaangปางbpaang1manifestation/incarnation (esp. of the Buddha or deities)2time; occasion; stage (literary/formal)3classifier for statues/images of the Buddha (by posture)Part 1
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ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerPart 2
ปางก่อนbpaang gònปางก่อนbpaang gònformerly; of old; long ago