เบญจศีล(ben-jà-sĕen)
Meanings
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the Five Precepts
the Five Precepts; the basic Buddhist moral code consisting of five rules for lay followers
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสมาทานsà-maa-taanสมาทานsà-maa-taan1[to] undertake/accept (formally); take on2formal undertaking of precepts/vowsเบญจศีลben-jà-sĕenเบญจศีลben-jà-sĕenthe Five Preceptsทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
My grandmother goes to the temple to undertake the Five Precepts every Buddhist holy day.
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Word Breakdown
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ศีลsĭinศีลsĭin1moral precept (Buddhism)2observance of moral discipline3the Five Precepts (Buddhism)Part 2
เบญจศีลben-jà-sĕenเบญจศีลben-jà-sĕenthe Five Precepts