ราชวรมหาวิหาร(râat-chá-wo-rá-má-hăa-wí-hăan)
Meanings
1NounB2
a first-class royal monastery (title)
An honorific title for a first-class royal monastery in Thailand; used as a prefix in temple names, e.g., Wat Ratchaworamahawihan
Examples
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyรู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withวัดอรุณwát à-runวัดอรุณwát à-runWat Arun; Temple of Dawnแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีใครmee kraiมีใครmee kraiis anyone there?; does anyone...?เรียกชื่อrîiak chêuเรียกชื่อrîiak chêu[to] call [sb]'s nameเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeวัดอรุณราชวรารามwát-à-run-râat-chá-wor-rá-raamวัดอรุณราชวรารามwát-à-run-râat-chá-wor-rá-raamWat Arun (Temple of Dawn)ราชวรมหาวิหารrâat-chá-wo-rá-má-hăa-wí-hăanราชวรมหาวิหารrâat-chá-wo-rá-má-hăa-wí-hăan1a first-class royal monastery (title)2first-class royal monastery (highest rank)
Most tourists know Wat Arun, but not many people call it by its full name, Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchaworamahawihan.
2NounC1
first-class royal monastery (highest rank)
A classification term in Thailand’s monastic system meaning a top-tier (first-class) royal temple
Examples
วัดโพธิ์wát pohวัดโพธิ์wát pohWat Pho; Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Bangkok); Wat Phra Chetuphonเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพระอารามหลวงprá aa-raam lŭuangพระอารามหลวงprá aa-raam lŭuangroyal monastery; royal templeชั้นเอกchán èkชั้นเอกchán èk1first-class; top-tier2top rank/gradeชนิดchà-nítชนิดchà-nít1kind; type; category2species; kind (biology)3classifier for kinds/typesราชวรมหาวิหารrâat-chá-wo-rá-má-hăa-wí-hăanราชวรมหาวิหารrâat-chá-wo-rá-má-hăa-wí-hăan1a first-class royal monastery (title)2first-class royal monastery (highest rank)
Wat Pho is a first-class royal temple of the Ratchaworamahawihan type.
Word Breakdown
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ราชวรมหาวิหารrâat-chá-wo-rá-má-hăa-wí-hăanราชวรมหาวิหารrâat-chá-wo-rá-má-hăa-wí-hăana first-class royal monastery (title)