ปุราณะ(bpù-raa-ná)

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

ancient; old (Indic loan; literary)

ancient; old—used in scholarly or literary contexts for things from antiquity (e.g., texts, traditions, styles).

Examples

นักวิชาการnák wí-chaa gaanนักวิชาการnák wí-chaa gaan1an academic; scholar2subject‑matter expert; policy/field specialistกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoคัมภีร์ปุราณะkam-pee bpù-raa-náคัมภีร์ปุราณะkam-pee bpù-raa-náthe Puranas (Hindu texts)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jai1[to] understand [sth] (by studying/thinking)2[to] reach a mutual understanding (with [sb]); clear things up3[to] brief/explain to ensure understandingสังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social world4social studies (subject)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient times
Scholars are studying ancient texts to understand society in ancient times.
2NounC1

the Puranas (Hindu texts)

the Puranas, a corpus of ancient Hindu narrative scriptures and legends.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtlibraryมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textแปลbplaaeแปลbplaae1[to] translate2[to] interpret; explain meaningคัมภีร์ปุราณะkam-pee bpù-raa-náคัมภีร์ปุราณะkam-pee bpù-raa-náthe Puranas (Hindu texts)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)เล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)
In the library, there are several translated books of the Puranas available to read.

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