วันพระ
wan-práMeaning
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Buddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
a Buddhist observance day on the lunar calendar when people often visit temples, make merit, and keep precepts
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำบุญตักบาตรtam-bun-dtàk-bàatทำบุญตักบาตรtam-bun-dtàk-bàat[to] make merit by offering almsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningวันพระwan-práวันพระwan-práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
My grandmother goes to the temple to make merit and offer food to monks every Buddhist holy day morning.
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หลายคนlǎai-konเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàงดngótดื่มdʉ̀ʉmสุราsù-raaและlɛ́ไม่mâiทานtaanเนื้อสัตว์nʉ́ʉa-sàtในnaiวันพระwan-prá
Many people choose to refrain from drinking alcohol and eating meat on Buddhist holy days.
ในnaiวันพระใหญ่wan-prá-yàiพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonมักจะmák-jàไปbpaiวัดwátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tamและlɛ́ฟังเทศน์fang-têetฟังธรรมfang-tam
On major Buddhist holy days, Buddhists often go to the temple to practice dharma and listen to sermons.
วันพระwan práถูกtòokกำหนดgam-nòtตามdtaamปฏิทินจันทรคติbpà-dtì-tin jan-tá-rá-ká-dtìซึ่งsêungจะjàตรงกับdtrong gàpวันwanขึ้นkêun๘8ค่ำkâm๑๕sìp hâaค่ำkâmและláeวันwanแรมraem๘8ค่ำkâm๑๕sìp hâaค่ำkâmของkŏngทุกtúkเดือนdeuuan
Buddhist holy days are determined by the lunar calendar, falling on the 8th and 15th day of the waxing moon, and the 8th and 15th day of the waning moon each month.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 2
วันพระwan-práวันพระwan-práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)Buddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)Word