ลงโบสถ์

long bòht

Meanings

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[to] enter the ordination hall for a Sangha rite

For Buddhist monks, to enter the ordination hall (ubosot) to carry out formal Sangha rites, especially the fortnightly recitation of the monastic rules.

Examples

ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)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/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ลงโบสถ์long bòhtลงโบสถ์long bòht[to] enter the ordination hall for a Sangha riteพร้อมกันpróm ganพร้อมกันpróm gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)ตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoon
On every Buddhist holy day, the monks at this temple enter the ordination hall together in the afternoon.

Word Breakdown

ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)Part 1
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โบสถ์bòtโบสถ์bòt1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)Part 2
ลงโบสถ์long bòhtลงโบสถ์long bòht[to] enter the ordination hall for a Sangha rite