มหาเถระ(má-hăa tăy-rá)
Meanings
1NounC1
senior monk; elder monk
a senior Buddhist monk; an elder monk of high rank or one who has been ordained for many years
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระมหาเถระprá má-hăa tăy-ráพระมหาเถระprá má-hăa tăy-rávery senior Buddhist elder monk (Mahathera)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formเดินทางมาdern taang maaเดินทางมาdern taang maa[to] travel here; [to] comeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsประธานbprà-taanประธานbprà-taan1chairperson; president2subject (grammar)3classifier: presidents/chairs4principal; chief (attrib.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)งานทำบุญngaan tam bunงานทำบุญngaan tam bunmerit-making ceremonyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)
Today, several senior monks traveled to preside over the merit-making ceremony at our temple.