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à-sŏng-kăi

Meanings

1NounC1

innumerable; countless

So numerous as to be uncountable; immeasurable.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)จักรวาลjàk-grà-waanจักรวาลjàk-grà-waan1realm; sphere (figurative)2universe; cosmosมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดวงดาวduuang daaoดวงดาวduuang daaostar (poetic); heavenly bodyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainมากมายmâak maaiมากมายmâak maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very muchนับเป็นnáp bpenนับเป็นnáp bpen1[to] count as; be considered (as)2[to] count as (ordinal); be the nthอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăiอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăi1innumerable; countless2an incalculable number or aeonดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spots
In the universe, there are a countless number of stars.
2NounC1

an incalculable number or aeon

A term for an incalculably large number, or for an immeasurably long period of time (an aeon), especially in Buddhist cosmology.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năa1Buddhism2the Buddhist faith/traditionหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)อสงไขยà-sŏng-kăiอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăi1innumerable; countless2an incalculable number or aeonคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectระยะเวลาrá-yá way-laaระยะเวลาrá-yá way-laa1duration; length of time2period; term; time frameที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยาวนานyaao naanยาวนานyaao naan1long-lasting; prolonged; enduring2for a long timeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaan1imagination2[to] imagine; envisionไม่ถึงmâi tĕungไม่ถึงmâi tĕung1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; [to] not arrive (yet)
In Buddhism, one 'asongkhai' (aeon) is a period of time so long it's unimaginable.

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