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How to say to give alms to monks
in Thai
ตักบาตร
dtàk-bàat
to give alms to monks
dtàk lowbàat low
Scoop + alms bowl. At dawn, monks walk barefoot and people put food in their bowls. In Bangkok people also say ใส่บาตร.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- ไปตักบาตรตอนเช้าbpai dtàk-bàat dtaawn cháaoGive alms in the morning.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Lucky numbers and the lottery
From the same situation: Merit, monks and luck
- บุญmerit
- บาปsin, demerit
- กรรมkarma
- บูชาto worship; to buy (an amulet, image) respectfully
- ศีลBuddhist precept
- ปล่อยปลาto release fish (for merit)
- การthe act of … (makes verbs into nouns)
- บาตรmonk's alms bowl
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