อุปัฏฐาก(ù-bpàt-tàak)
Meanings
1NounC1
attendant (for a monk)
a person who attends to, serves, or supports a Buddhist monk.
Examples
คุณลุงkun lungคุณลุงkun lung1uncle (parent’s older brother)2polite address for an older manเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàak1[to] attend to [sb]; [to] serve [sb]2attendant (for a monk)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffเจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatเจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatabbot; temple headวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายlăaiหลายlăaimany; severalปีbpeeปีbpee1year2classifier: yearsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)
My uncle has been the attendant for the abbot of this temple for many years.
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การเป็นgaan bpenอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakที่ดีtêe deeไม่ใช่mâi châiแค่kâeการดูแลgaan doo laeเรื่องrêuuangอาหารaa-hăanแต่dtàeต้องdtôngเข้าใจkâo jaiในnaiพระธรรมวินัยprá-tam-wí-naiด้วยdûuay
Being a good monk's attendant is not just about taking care of food, but also requires an understanding of the monastic code.
ชายchaaiผู้นั้นpôo nánอุทิศตนù-tít dtonเป็นbpenอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakคอยkoiปรนนิบัติbpron-ní-bàtรับใช้ráp cháiหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwโดยdoiไม่mâiหวังwăngสิ่งตอบแทนsìng dtòp taenใดๆdai dai
That man dedicated himself as an attendant, serving the venerable monk without expecting anything in return.
ตำแหน่งdtam-nàengอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakประจำตัวbprà-jam dtuuaของkŏngพระเถระชั้นผู้ใหญ่prá tăy-rá chán pôo yàiถือtĕuuaเป็นเกียรติbpen gìiatอย่างสูงyàang sŏongและláeสงวนไว้sà-ngŭuan wáiสำหรับsăm-ràpผู้pôoมีmeeศรัทธาsàt-taaแก่กล้าgàe glâa
The position of personal attendant to a high-ranking senior monk is considered a great honor and is reserved for those with strong faith.
2VerbC1
[to] attend to [sb]; [to] serve [sb]
to attend to, serve, or take care of someone, especially a monk or a respected person.
Examples
ลูกศิษย์วัดlôok sìt wátลูกศิษย์วัดlôok sìt wáttemple boy; temple acolyteช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] do jointly; pitch in together2[to] help each other; cooperateอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàak1[to] attend to [sb]; [to] serve [sb]2attendant (for a monk)พระภิกษุprá pík-sùพระภิกษุprá pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)อาพาธaa-pâatอาพาธaa-pâat1illness (formal; of monks)2[to] be ill (formal; of monks)
The temple boys help to take care of the sick monk.
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เขาkăoตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàบวชเรียนbùuat riianเพื่อpêuuaตอบแทนบุญคุณdtòp taen bun kunพ่อแม่pôr mâeและláeอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakท่านtâanในnaiยามyaamชราchá-raa
He intends to be ordained to repay his parents' kindness and to take care of them in their old age.
เหล่าlàoสานุศิษย์săa-nú-sìtต่างdtàangพากันpaa ganมาmaaอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanที่เคารพรักtêe kao-róp rákยิ่งyîngในnaiช่วงท้ายchûuang táaiของkŏngชีวิตchee-wítท่านtâan
The disciples all came to attend to their dearly respected master during the final period of his life.
หน้าที่สำคัญnâa têe săm-kanของkŏngพุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-săa-sà-ní-gà-chonคือkeuการgaanทำนุบำรุงtam-nú-bam-rungศาสนาsàat-sà-năaซึ่งsêungรวมถึงruuam tĕungการgaanอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá pík-sù sŏngให้hâiท่านtâanปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtศาสนกิจsàat-sà-ná-gìtได้dâiโดยdoiสะดวกsà-dùuak
An important duty of a Buddhist is to maintain the religion, which includes attending to monks so they can perform their religious duties conveniently.
Related Words
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ผู้ปรนนิบัติpôo bpron-ní-bàtผู้ปรนนิบัติpôo bpron-ní-bàt1attendant; servant; caregiver2religious minister; server
- attendant; servant; caregiver
- religious minister; server
ปรนนิบัติbpron-ní-bàtปรนนิบัติbpron-ní-bàt[to] attend to; wait on; serve [sb] (with care)
[to] attend to; wait on; serve [sb] (with care)