โบสถ์วิหาร
bòht wí-hăan
Meanings
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temple halls; ubosot and viharn
A collective term for the main sanctuary buildings of a Thai Buddhist temple, specifically the ordination hall (โบสถ์โบสถ์bòt1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall) or อุโบสถอุโบสถù-boh-sòt1ubosot; ordination hall2uposatha day (observance day)) and the assembly hall (วิหารวิหารwí-hăan1viharn (Buddhist image hall)2temple hall (non-ordination)).
Examples
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาถ่ายmaa tàaiมาถ่ายmaa tàai1[to] come to copy/transfer2colloq. [to] come to get an X‑ray3[to] come to shoot/film/photographรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formความสวยงามkwaam sŭuai ngaamความสวยงามkwaam sŭuai ngaam1beauty; visual appeal2elegance; aesthetic meritของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโบสถ์วิหารbòht wí-hăanโบสถ์วิหารbòht wí-hăantemple halls; ubosot and viharnที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Tourists like to come and take pictures of the beauty of the ordination and assembly halls at this temple.
Word Breakdown
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โบสถ์วิหารbòht wí-hăanโบสถ์วิหารbòht wí-hăantemple halls; ubosot and viharn