เป็นฆราวาส(bpen ká-raa-wâat)
Meanings
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[to] be a layperson; live as a layperson
to be or live as a layperson (not ordained as a monk or clergy)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นฆราวาสbpen ká-raa-wâatเป็นฆราวาสbpen ká-raa-wâat[to] be a layperson; live as a laypersonไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)บวชbùuatบวชbùuat1[to] ordain; enter the monkhood2[to] take vows; become a nun (Buddhist)3[to] perform or undergo an ordination ceremonyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amulet
He is a layperson, not ordained as a monk.
Word Breakdown
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ฆราวาสká-raa-wâatฆราวาสká-raa-wâat1layperson (non-monastic Buddhist)2lay; secular; non-monasticPart 2
เป็นฆราวาสbpen ká-raa-wâatเป็นฆราวาสbpen ká-raa-wâat[to] be a layperson; live as a layperson