วิสาขะ

wí-sǎa-kà

Meanings

1NounB2

Visakha (sixth lunar month)

the sixth lunar month in the traditional Thai calendar, during which the important Buddhist festival of Visakha Bucha occurs

Examples

คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำบุญtam-bunทำบุญtam-bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyที่tîiที่tîi1place; 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; assessทุกปีtúk-bpiiทุกปีtúk-bpiievery year; annuallyเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kàวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kà1Visakha (sixth lunar month)2Visakha lunar mansion
My grandmother likes to go make merit at the temple every year when the month of Visakha arrives.
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วันสำคัญwan-sǎm-kanทางศาสนาtaang-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธpútของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiมักจะmák-jàอยู่ในyùu-naiช่วงเดือนchûuang-dʉʉanวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kà
Important Thai Buddhist holidays usually fall during the month of Visakha.
ตามdtaamปฏิทินจันทรคติไทยbpà-dtì-tin jan-tá-rá-ká-dtì taiเดือนdeuuanวิสาขะwí-săa-kàจะjàตรงกับdtrong gàpช่วงเดือนchûuang deuuanพฤษภาคมpréut-sà-paa-komหรือrĕuมิถุนายนmí-tù-naa-yonของkŏngทุกปีtúk bpee
According to the Thai lunar calendar, the month of Visakha coincides with May or June every year.
ในnaiช่วงเดือนchûuang-dʉʉanวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kàพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonจะjàร่วมกันrûuam-ganเวียนเทียนwiian-tiianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระลึกถึงrá-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâao
During the month of Visakha, Buddhists gather to perform the candle-lit circumambulation to commemorate the Buddha.
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Visakha lunar mansion

the name of a group of stars or lunar mansion in traditional Indian and Thai astronomy

Examples

คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightท้องฟ้าโปร่งtɔ́ɔng-fáa-bpròongท้องฟ้าโปร่งtɔ́ɔng-fáa-bpròongclear skyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] perceive; realize; recognize3[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionกลุ่มดาวglùm-daaoกลุ่มดาวglùm-daaoconstellation; star patternวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kàวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kà1Visakha (sixth lunar month)2Visakha lunar mansionได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2clearly; explicitly; unambiguously
The sky is clear tonight; we will be able to see the Visakha star group clearly.
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ในทางnai-taangโหราศาสตร์hǒo-raa-sàatไทยtaiดาวdaaoวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kàเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiกลุ่มดาวฤกษ์glùm-daao-rə̂əkที่tîiใช้cháiคำนวณkam-nuuanดวงชะตาduuang-chá-dtaa
In Thai astrology, Visakha is one of the lunar mansions used to calculate horoscopes.
ตำราdtam-raaดาราศาสตร์โบราณdaa-raa-sàat-boo-raanระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaกลุ่มดาวglùm-daaoวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kàมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàคล้ายkláaiคันชั่งkan-chângและlɛ́มีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanต่อdtɔ̀ɔการกำหนดgaan-gam-nòtฤกษ์ยามrə̂ək-yaam
Ancient astronomical texts state that the Visakha constellation looks like a balance scale and is important for determining auspicious times.
พระจันทร์prá-janจะjàโคจรkoo-jɔɔnเข้าสู่kâo-sùuกลุ่มดาวglùm-daaoวิสาขะwí-sǎa-kàในช่วงnai-chûuangกลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀kซึ่งsʉ̂ngนักnákดูดาวduu-daaoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanพลาดplâatปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanนี้níi
The moon will orbit into the Visakha lunar mansion in the middle of the night, a phenomenon stargazers should not miss.

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