วิหาร(wí-hăan)
Meanings
1NounB1
viharn (Buddhist image hall)
a main hall in a Thai Buddhist temple complex used for ceremonies and housing Buddha images (not the ordination hall)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ไหว้พระwâi práไหว้พระwâi prá[to] pay respects to the Buddha; worship at a templeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วิหารwí-hăanวิหารwí-hăan1viharn (Buddhist image hall)2temple hall (non-ordination)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
We brought flowers to pay respects to the Buddha in the viharn of the nearby temple.
2NounB2
temple hall (non-ordination)
a large hall in a Buddhist temple complex, especially the image hall (not the ordination hall)
Examples
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)กราบพระgràap práกราบพระgràap prá[to] prostrate before a Buddha image; [to] bow to a monkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วิหารwí-hăanวิหารwí-hăan1viharn (Buddhist image hall)2temple hall (non-ordination)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
Tourists went into the large vihara of the temple to pay homage to the Buddha.