อาวาส(aa-wâat)

Meanings

1NounB2

abbot; head monk of a monastery

The head monk in charge of a Buddhist monastery; an abbot.

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ไปกราบbpai gràapไปกราบbpai gràap[to] go (and) pay deep respects [to sb/sth] (by prostrating)อาวาสaa-wâatอาวาสaa-wâat1abbot; head monk of a monastery2monastery; monastic dwelling (arch.)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysปีใหม่ไทยbpee mài taiปีใหม่ไทยbpee mài taiThai New Year (Songkran)
Villagers went to pay respects to the abbot to ask for blessings on Thai New Year.
2NounC1

monastery; monastic dwelling (arch.)

A monastery or dwelling place of monks (archaic or literary usage).

Examples

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)แสวงบุญsà-wăeng bunแสวงบุญsà-wăeng bun1[to] go on pilgrimage2pilgrimageพักค้างpák káangพักค้างpák káang[to] stay overnight; [to] lodgeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอาวาสaa-wâatอาวาสaa-wâat1abbot; head monk of a monastery2monastery; monastic dwelling (arch.)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)เดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequent
The pilgrims stayed overnight at the monastery in the forest before continuing their journey.

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