โบสถ์
bòotMeanings
1NounA1
church building
A church; a Christian place of worship.
Examples
วันอาทิตย์wan-aa-títวันอาทิตย์wan-aa-títSunday (day of the week)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปโบสถ์bpai-bòotไปโบสถ์bpai-bòot[to] go to churchกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
On Sunday I go to church with my family.
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This morning, he went to a Christian church with his coworkers.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeโบสถ์bòtจะjàจัดงานjàt ngaanคริสต์มาสkrít-sà-mâatมีmeeการร้องเพลงgaan róng playngสวดsùuatและláeแจกjàekของขวัญkŏng kwăn
Tomorrow the church will hold a Christmas event with hymns and gift-giving.
2NounB1
ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)
The main hall in a Thai Buddhist temple used for ordinations and important ceremonies (อุโบสถอุโบสถù-boo-sòt1ubosot; ordination hall2uposatha day (observance day)).
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)โบสถ์bòotโบสถ์bòot1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualพิธีอุปสมบทpí-tii-ù-bpà-sǒm-bòtพิธีอุปสมบทpí-tii-ù-bpà-sǒm-bòtBuddhist ordination ceremony
Tomorrow the temple will open the main ordination hall for people to join the ordination ceremony.
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เช้านี้cháao-níiพระpráกับgàpญาติโยมyâat-yoomทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiในnaiโบสถ์bòotก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmตักบาตรdtàk-bàat
This morning the monks and laypeople held a ceremony in the ordination hall before starting the alms-giving.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าพิธีkâo-pí-tiiปลงbplongผมpǒmผู้pûuบวชใหม่bùuat-màiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปกราบbpai-gràapพระประธานprá-bprà-taanในnaiโบสถ์bòot
Before the hair-cutting ritual, the new ordinand must pay respects to the principal Buddha image in the ordination hall.
โบสถ์bòotของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátนี้níiตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuภายในpaai-naiเขตพุทธาวาสkèet-pút-taa-wâatมีmiiใบเสมาbai-sěe-maaล้อมรอบlɔ́ɔm-rɔ̂ɔpตามdtaamแบบbɛ̀ɛpพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpสังฆกรรมsǎng-ká-gamสำคัญsǎm-kanอย่างyàangการอุปสมบทgaan-ù-bpà-sǒm-bòt
This temple's main hall is located within the Phutthawat zone, surrounded by boundary stones according to ritual tradition, to be used for important monastic ceremonies like ordination.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โบสถ์ said โบด?
bòot
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ส is said like ด (t).Silent letterถ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bòot
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ถ์ is silent here.
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |