แม่ชี
mâe chee
Meanings
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Buddhist nun (lay; Thailand)
A woman who takes Buddhist precepts (usually eight or more), wears white, shaves her head, and lives a religious life in Thailand; not fully ordained in the Theravada monastic order.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแม่ชีmâe cheeแม่ชีmâe cheeBuddhist nun (lay; Thailand)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโกนgonโกนgon1[to] shave2[to] shave; scrape off; pareศีรษะsĕe-sàศีรษะsĕe-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; upper end (formal/literary)และláeและláeand (coordinating)นุ่งขาวห่มขาวnûng kăao hòm kăaoนุ่งขาวห่มขาวnûng kăao hòm kăao1[to] wear all white as a lay Buddhist observance2all‑white attire of lay Buddhist observance
In this temple there are many nuns who shave their heads and wear white.
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แม่ชีmâe cheeแม่ชีmâe cheeBuddhist nun (lay; Thailand)