วัสสะ(wát-sà)

Meanings

1NounC2

rain

rain (used in formal, literary, or religious contexts)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dee boh-raanวรรณคดีโบราณwan-ná-ká-dee boh-raanancient literature; classical literatureคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)วัสสะwát-sàวัสสะwát-sà1rain2year; rains retreatมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)นำมาใช้nam maa cháiนำมาใช้nam maa chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕung[to] describe [sth/sb]; [to] lecture about [sth]ความชุ่มฉ่ำkwaam chûm chàmความชุ่มฉ่ำkwaam chûm chàm1juiciness; succulence2pleasant moistness; dewy hydration3lush freshness (after rain)4heart-refreshing delight (fig.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสายฝนsăai fŏnสายฝนsăai fŏn1falling rain; rain shower2female given name
In ancient literature, the word "vassa" is often used to describe the moisture of the falling rain.
2NounC2

year; rains retreat

a year, especially a Buddhist monastic year counted by rainy-season retreats; also the rainy-season retreat itself

Examples

พระภิกษุprá pík-sùพระภิกษุprá pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedบวชเรียนbùuat riianบวชเรียนbùuat riian[to] enter the monkhood to studyและláeและláeand (coordinating)จำพรรษาjam pan-săaจำพรรษาjam pan-săa[to] reside during the rains retreatมาแล้วmaa láewมาแล้วmaa láew[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeวัสสะwát-sàวัสสะwát-sà1rain2year; rains retreat
This Buddhist monk has been ordained and has stayed in the rainy-season retreat for over ten vassas (years).

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