มหานทีสีทันดร(má-hăa ná-tee sĕe-tan-don)
Meanings
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an immeasurable gulf; insurmountable divide (figurative)
A very great distance or barrier between people, places, or states, suggesting something almost impossible to cross.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; officeอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far (in time/relationship); distant3far; to a distant placeกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)ราวกับraao gàpราวกับraao gàp1as if; as though2like; akin toมหานทีสีทันดรmá-hăa ná-tee sĕe-tan-donมหานทีสีทันดรmá-hăa ná-tee sĕe-tan-don1mythic great ocean (สีทันดร) in Thai–Buddhist cosmology2an immeasurable gulf; insurmountable divide (figurative)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeเดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
My house and my workplace are as far apart as a great ocean; it takes many hours to travel.
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mythic great ocean (สีทันดร) in Thai–Buddhist cosmology
A legendary great ocean called สีทันดร in Thai–Buddhist cosmology, said to encircle Mount Meru and separate realms.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeliterature (classical or esteemed works)ไตรภูมิพระร่วงdtrai-poom prá-rûuangไตรภูมิพระร่วงdtrai-poom prá-rûuangTrai Phum Phra Ruang (classical Thai cosmological treatise)กล่าวว่าglàao wâaกล่าวว่าglàao wâa1[to] say that; state that2[to] claim/report/allege that (formal)มหานทีสีทันดรmá-hăa ná-tee sĕe-tan-donมหานทีสีทันดรmá-hăa ná-tee sĕe-tan-don1mythic great ocean (สีทันดร) in Thai–Buddhist cosmology2an immeasurable gulf; insurmountable divide (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàiกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàivast; extensiveที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคั่นkânคั่นkân1[to] separate; keep apart; put between2[to] insert between; interpose; interleave3intermission; interval; break4classifier for rulers (measuring sticks/rods)ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeเทือกเขาtêuuak kăoเทือกเขาtêuuak kăomountain rangeต่างๆdtàang-dtàangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangvarious; different; diverseรอบrôpรอบrôp1round; cycle; lap; turn2time slot; session3perimeter; circumference; surrounding area4around; surrounding5careful; cautious; thorough6classifier: rounds; laps; showings7all around; fullyเขาพระสุเมรุkăo prá sù-may-rúเขาพระสุเมรุkăo prá sù-may-rúMount Meru (cosmic mountain)
In the Traiphum Phra Ruang literature, it is said that the Mahanadi Sitanḍon is a vast sea separating the mountain ranges surrounding Mount Meru.
Word Breakdown
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นทีná-teeนทีná-teeriverPart 2
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มหานทีสีทันดรmá-hăa ná-tee sĕe-tan-donมหานทีสีทันดรmá-hăa ná-tee sĕe-tan-donan immeasurable gulf; insurmountable divide (figurative)