ภัต(pát)
Meanings
1NounC1
food; meal; cooked rice
Food or a meal, especially cooked rice, usually in formal, religious, or literary contexts.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyภัตpátภัตpátfood; meal; cooked riceไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)
The villagers prepare food to offer to the monks in the morning.