พระแก้วมรกต(prá gâew mo-rá-gòt)
Meanings
1Proper nounB2
the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok)
the most revered green Buddha image of Thailand, carved from jade (not emerald), kept at Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram (Wat Phra Kaew) inside the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Examples
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristต้องแต่งdtông dtàengต้องแต่งdtông dtàeng1[to] have to dress (up)2[to] have to decorate/arrange/edit3[to] have to compose/write (formal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)สุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1gentle; mild (manner/speech)2formal; refined (register)3polite; courteousเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]โบสถ์bòtโบสถ์bòt1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสักการะsàk-gaa-ráสักการะsàk-gaa-rá[to] pay homage; venerate; worship (respectfully)พระแก้วมรกตprá gâew mo-rá-gòtพระแก้วมรกตprá gâew mo-rá-gòtthe Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok)
Tourists must dress politely when entering the chapel to pay respect to the Emerald Buddha.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พระแก้วprá gâewพระแก้วprá gâew1the Emerald Buddha (famous statue in Bangkok)2a Buddha image made of glass or crystal
- the Emerald Buddha (famous statue in Bangkok)
- a Buddha image made of glass or crystal
พระพุทธมหามณีรัตนปฏิมากรprá-pút-tá-má-hăa-má-nee-rát-dtà-ná-bpà-dtì-maa-gonพระพุทธมหามณีรัตนปฏิมากรprá-pút-tá-má-hăa-má-nee-rát-dtà-ná-bpà-dtì-maa-gonthe Emerald Buddha (formal name)
the Emerald Buddha (formal name)
พระมหามณีprá má-hăa má-neeพระมหามณีprá má-hăa má-nee1the great sacred jewel (literary)2short name for the Emerald Buddha
- the great sacred jewel (literary)
- short name for the Emerald Buddha
Word Breakdown
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พระแก้วมรกตprá gâew mo-rá-gòtพระแก้วมรกตprá gâew mo-rá-gòtthe Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok)