มหาบุรุษ

má-hăa bù-rùt

Meanings

1NounC1

great man; hero

A man of exceptional virtue, ability, or public stature; a heroic or outstanding man (formal/literary).

Examples

หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleยกย่องyók yôngยกย่องyók yông1[to] praise; honor; commend2praise; honor3[to] exalt; elevate in statusให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitอับราฮัมáp-rá-hámลินคอล์นlin-konลินคอล์นlin-kon1Abraham Lincoln2Lincoln (car brand)3Lincoln (place name)4Lincoln (given/surname)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsมหาบุรุษmá-hăa bù-rùtมหาบุรุษmá-hăa bù-rùt1great man; hero2Great Man (Buddhist: mahāpurisa)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอเมริกาà-may-rí-gaaอเมริกาà-may-rí-gaa1the United States (common Thai usage)2the Americas (context-dependent)
Many people praise Abraham Lincoln as a great man of America.
2NounC2

Great Man (Buddhist: mahāpurisa)

Buddhism: a 'Great Man' (mahāpurisa), one destined either to become a Buddha or a universal monarch, identified by the 32 marks (มหาบุรุษลักษณะมหาบุรุษลักษณะmá-hăa bù-rùt lák-sà-nàcharacteristics of a great man (Buddha) ๓๒); also used as an epithet of the Buddha.

Examples

ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ตำราdtam-raaตำราdtam-raa1textbook; manual; handbook2treatise; authoritative/classical text3recipe; formula (traditional)กล่าวว่าglàao wâaกล่าวว่าglàao wâa1[to] say that; state that2[to] claim/report/allege that (formal)มหาบุรุษmá-hăa bù-rùtมหาบุรุษmá-hăa bù-rùt1great man; hero2Great Man (Buddhist: mahāpurisa)จะจะ1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)สังเกตsǎng-gètสังเกตsǎng-gèt1[to] observe [sth]; watch closely2[to] notice [sth]; perceive [sth]3[to] note [sth]; take note (mentally)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)มหาบุรุษลักษณะmá-hăa bù-rùt lák-sà-nàมหาบุรุษลักษณะmá-hăa bù-rùt lák-sà-nàcharacteristics of a great man (Buddha)32ประการbprà-gaanประการbprà-gaan1point; item; aspect2classifier for points/items/aspects/types3manner; way (formal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotปรากฏbpraa-gòtปรากฏbpraa-gòt1[to] appear; emerge; become visible2[to] turn out; be revealed; prove to be3apparent; evident (formal)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaai1body2physical condition; bodily health
According to the scriptures, a 'Mahapurisa' can be identified by the 32 marks of a great man that appear on the body.