ศิษย์วัด(sìt wát)
Meanings
1NounB2
temple boy; lay temple helper
a lay helper at a Buddhist temple, usually a boy or young man; not ordained (not a novice monk)
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeศิษย์วัดsìt wátศิษย์วัดsìt wáttemple boy; lay temple helperช่วยงานchûuai ngaanช่วยงานchûuai ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistพระอยู่prá yòoพระอยู่prá yòoa monk is present; a monk staysที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
When he was a boy, he used to be a temple lay helper, assisting monks at the temple near his home.
3 more examplesShow less
ทุกเช้าtúk cháoพวกpûuakศิษย์วัดsìt wátจะjàช่วยchûuaiหลวงพี่lŭuang pêeถือtĕuuaของkŏngตอนdtonออกไปòk bpaiบิณฑบาตbin-thá-bàat
Every morning, the temple boys help the monks carry their things when they go on their alms round.
การเป็นgaan bpenศิษย์วัดsìt wátทำให้tam hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkจากjàakครอบครัวkrôp kruuaที่têeขาดแคลนkàat klaenมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatได้dâiเรียนหนังสือriian năng-sĕuuและláeมีmeeที่พักพิงtêe pák ping
Being a temple lay helper gives children from needy families an opportunity to get an education and have a place to stay.
แม้máeจะjàอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoที่têeวัดwátในฐานะnai tăa-náศิษย์วัดsìt wátแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiบวชเรียนbùuat riianเพราะpráwต้องdtôngส่งเสียsòng sĭiaทางบ้านtaang bâan
Although he lived at the temple as a lay helper, he was not ordained because he had to support his family.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
+
ศิษย์วัดsìt wátศิษย์วัดsìt wáttemple boy; lay temple helper