ไสยาสน์(săi-yâat)

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] lie down; recline; sleep (royal/formal)

to lie down, recline, or sleep; used in royal, religious, or formal literary contexts.

Examples

ภาพวาดpâap wâatภาพวาดpâap wâata drawing/painting (artwork)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕnแสดงให้เห็นsà-daeng hâi hĕn1[to] show; demonstrate [sth]2[to] illustrate; make apparentพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)ไสยาสน์săi-yâatไสยาสน์săi-yâat1[to] lie down; recline; sleep (royal/formal)2reclining posture; act of sleeping (royal/formal)ใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)ต้นสาละdtôn săa-láต้นสาละdtôn săa-láSal treeคู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; couple
This painting depicts the Buddha about to recline under the twin Sal trees.
2NounC1

reclining posture; act of sleeping (royal/formal)

the act of lying down or sleeping; a reclining posture. Used in royal, religious, or formal literary contexts, such as in พระพุทธไสยาสน์พระพุทธไสยาสน์prá-pút-tá-săi-yâatreclining Buddha image (the Reclining Buddha).

Examples

พระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôop1Buddha image; Buddha statue2classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)อิริยาบถไสยาสน์ì-rí-yaa-bòt sài-yâatอิริยาบถไสยาสน์ì-rí-yaa-bòt sài-yâatlying posture; lying-down positionที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดโพธิ์wát pohวัดโพธิ์wát pohWat Pho; Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Bangkok); Wat Phra Chetuphonมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiang1famous; renowned; well-known2[to] be famous; have a reputationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทั่วโลกtûua lôhkทั่วโลกtûua lôhk1worldwide; globally2worldwide; global
The Buddha image in the reclining posture at Wat Pho is world-famous.

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