อรัญวาสี(à-ran-yá-waa-sĕe)
Meanings
1NounB2
forest-dwelling ascetic; hermit
An ascetic or hermit who lives in the forest; often used in Buddhist contexts.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเบื่อbèuuaเบื่อbèuua1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3nauseated; queasy (colloq.)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; cityเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)อยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; [to] would like toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕeอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕe1forest-dwelling ascetic; hermit2forest monkบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain range
He's tired of city life, so he wants to go live as a forest hermit on a mountain.
2NounC1
forest monk
(Buddhism) A monk who lives and practices in the forest, belonging to the forest-dwelling tradition (ฝ่ายอรัญวาสีฝ่ายอรัญวาสีfàai à-ran-waa-sĕeforest-dwelling sect (of Buddhist monks)).
Examples
หลวงปู่lŭuang bpòoหลวงปู่lŭuang bpòo1venerable elder monk2Venerable Elder [monk] (title)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletสายsăaiสายsăai1line; 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 agentอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕeอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕe1forest-dwelling ascetic; hermit2forest monkท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)การปฏิบัติกรรมฐานgaan bpà-dtì-bàt gam-má-tăanการปฏิบัติกรรมฐานgaan bpà-dtì-bàt gam-má-tăanmeditation practice (Buddhist)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
Luang Pu is a monk of the forest-dwelling tradition, so he emphasizes meditation practice in the forest.
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อรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕeอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕeforest-dwelling ascetic; hermit