เหล่าสมณะ(lào sà-má-ná)

Meanings

1NounC1

a group of monks; ascetics

a group of monks or ascetics (a formal, religious term)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยพุทธกาลsà-măi pút-tá-gaanสมัยพุทธกาลsà-măi pút-tá-gaanthe Buddha's timeเหล่าสมณะlào sà-má-náเหล่าสมณะlào sà-má-náa group of monks; asceticsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จาริกjaa-ríkจาริกjaa-rík1[to] go on a pilgrimage2[to] wander; travel about [literary]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ดินแดนdin daenดินแดนdin daenland; territory; region; domainต่างๆdtàang-dtàangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangvarious; different; diverseเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเผยแผ่pŏei pâeเผยแผ่pŏei pâe1[to] disseminate; spread; publicize; promote2[to] propagate (religion/teachings)พระธรรมคำสอนprá tam kam sŏnพระธรรมคำสอนprá tam kam sŏnBuddha's teachings; Dharma
In the time of the Buddha, groups of monks would travel to various lands to spread the Dharma teachings.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3those (when combined with a demonstrative)4classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)Part 1
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สมณะsà-má-náสมณะsà-má-ná1ascetic; renunciant; mendicant2Buddhist monk (formal/literary; generic monastic)3pertaining to ascetics/monasticsPart 2
เหล่าสมณะlào sà-má-náเหล่าสมณะlào sà-má-náa group of monks; ascetics