ผ้าเหลือง

pâa lĕuuang

Meanings

1NounB1

monks’ saffron robes

the saffron/yellow robes worn by Buddhist monks

Examples

พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofซักผ้าsák pâaซักผ้าsák pâa[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundryเหลืองlĕuuangเหลืองlĕuuang1yellow2[to] turn yellow3sallow; jaundiced (complexion)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)
The monk is washing his yellow robes.
2NounB2

the monkhood; monastic life

by metonymy, the Buddhist monastic order or the state of being a monk (e.g., to enter or leave the monkhood)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ร่มผ้าเหลืองrôm pâa lĕuueangร่มผ้าเหลืองrôm pâa lĕuueangauspices of the Buddhist monkhood; being ordainedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wít1lifelong2throughout one's life; for life
He intends to stay in the monkhood for his entire life.

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Word Breakdown

ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)Part 1
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เหลืองlĕuuangเหลืองlĕuuang1yellow2[to] turn yellow3sallow; jaundiced (complexion)Part 2
ผ้าเหลืองpâa lĕuuangผ้าเหลืองpâa lĕuuangmonks’ saffron robes