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 manเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàakอุปัฏฐากù-bpàt-tàak1attendant (for a monk)2[to] attend to [sb]; [to] serve [sb]ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatเจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatabbot; temple headวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
My uncle has been the attendant for the abbot of this temple for many years.
2NounC1
[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] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherอุปัฏฐากพระภิกษุù-pàt-thaa-khà-prá-phík-sùที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotอาพาธaa-pâatอาพาธaa-pâat1[to] be ill (formal; of monks)2illness (formal; of monks)
The temple boys help to take care of the sick monk.