เจ้าวัด(jâo wát)
Meanings
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abbot; head monk
An abbot; the head monk of a Buddhist temple.
Examples
ชาวchaaoชาวchaao1people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk2resident; member of a group3of; belonging to (as a modifier)บ้านนิมนต์bâan ní-monบ้านนิมนต์bâan ní-monhost house for invited monksท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เจ้าวัดjâo wátเจ้าวัดjâo wátabbot; head monkมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremony
The villagers invited the abbot to their house to make merit.
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เจ้าวัดjâo wátเจ้าวัดjâo wátabbot; head monk