พระชาดก
prá chaa-dòk
Meanings
1NounC1
the Jataka; Buddhist tales of the Buddha’s past lives
The Jataka stories in Buddhism, which are accounts of the Buddha’s previous lives, often used to teach moral lessons.
Examples
คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableพระชาดกprá chaa-dòkพระชาดกprá chaa-dòkthe Jataka; Buddhist tales of the Buddha’s past livesให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamvirtue; moral integrity; moral goodnessได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
Grandma likes to tell Jataka tales before bed, which teach morals very well.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระชาดกprá chaa-dòkพระชาดกprá chaa-dòkthe Jataka; Buddhist tales of the Buddha’s past lives