สังฆทาน(săng-kà-taan)
Meanings
1NounB1
offering to the Sangha
A donation or set of offerings made to the Buddhist monastic community (the Sangha), often prepared as a bundle of useful items for monks.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyสังฆทานsăng-kà-taanสังฆทานsăng-kà-taan1offering to the Sangha2[to] make a Sangha offeringชุดเล็กchút lékชุดเล็กchút léksmall set; small portionๆ-ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
Tomorrow I will prepare a small set of sangkathan offerings to present at the temple.
2VerbB1
[to] make a Sangha offering
To give a sǭngkhathān: to make an offering to the monastic community.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-née cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-née cháotomorrow morningแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สังฆทานsăng-kà-taanสังฆทานsăng-kà-taan1offering to the Sangha2[to] make a Sangha offeringที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
Tomorrow morning Mom will make an offering to the monastic community at the nearby temple.