วาสี(waa-sĕe)
Meanings
1NounC1
resident; dweller; inhabitant
(Formal, from Pali/Sanskrit) A person who resides in a place; a dweller or inhabitant. Common in compounds ending with -วาสีวาสีwaa-sĕeresident; dweller; inhabitant, e.g., อรัญวาสีอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕe1forest-dwelling ascetic; hermit2forest monk (forest-dweller), คามวาสีคามวาสีkaam-má-waa-sĕe1a village-dwelling monk2village- or town-dwelling (monastic) (village-dweller).
Examples
พระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentคามวาสีkaam-má-waa-sĕeคามวาสีkaam-má-waa-sĕe1a village-dwelling monk2village- or town-dwelling (monastic)ส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)การศึกษาgaan sùk-săaการศึกษาgaan sùk-săa1education; schooling (system/process)2educational background; attainment3a study; research; investigation4education (academic field)พระปริยัติธรรมprá bpà-rí-yàt-tì-tamพระปริยัติธรรมprá bpà-rí-yàt-tì-tam1Buddhist scriptural study (Pariyatti)2Thai monastic education systemอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; city
Monks of the village-dwelling lineage mostly focus on studying Buddhist scriptures in temples within villages or cities.
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วาสีwaa-sĕeวาสีwaa-sĕeresident; dweller; inhabitant