พระกฐิน(prá gà-tĭn)
Meanings
1NounB2
Kathina robe-offering ceremony
a Theravada Buddhist annual ceremony (within one lunar month after the rains retreat) where laypeople offer new robes and requisites to the monastic community
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)จัดงานjàt ngaanจัดงานjàt ngaan[to] organize/host an eventพระกฐินprá gà-tĭnพระกฐินprá gà-tĭn1Kathina robe-offering ceremony2Kathina offeringที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดท้ายwát táaiวัดท้ายwát táaiWat Tai; temple at the downstream/end side (place-name element)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
This year our community is holding the Kathina ceremony at the temple at the end of the village.
2NounB2
Kathina offering
the robe and requisites formally offered to the Sangha during the Kathina ceremony
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherจัดเตรียมjàt dtriiamจัดเตรียมjàt dtriiam1[to] prepare; [to] get [sth] ready; [to] arrange (in advance)2[to] provide [sth]; [to] equip [sb/sth] (in preparation)พระกฐินprá gà-tĭnพระกฐินprá gà-tĭn1Kathina robe-offering ceremony2Kathina offeringเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)แด่dàeแด่dàeto; for [sb] (formal)คณะสงฆ์ká-ná sŏngคณะสงฆ์ká-ná sŏng1the Sangha; Buddhist monastic community2the Sangha (official ecclesiastical body, esp. in Thailand)
This year the community helps prepare the kathina robe and requisites to offer to the Sangha.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระกฐินprá gà-tĭnพระกฐินprá gà-tĭnKathina robe-offering ceremony