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How to say abbot
in Thai
เจ้าอาวาส
jâo-aa-wâat
abbot
jâo fallingaa midwâat falling
The head of a temple, addressed as ท่านเจ้าอาวาส or หลวงพ่อ.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- รูป
In a sentence
- เจ้าอาวาสวัดนี้อายุแปดสิบแล้วjâo-aa-wâat wát níi aa-yú bpàaet-sìp láeoThe abbot of this temple is already eighty.
From the same situation: Royal and monastic vocabulary
- เสด็จto go, come (royal)
- เสด็จพระราชดำเนินto proceed, travel (King and Queen)
- ทอดพระเนตรto look at, view (royal)
- เสวยto eat (royal)
- บรรทมto sleep (royal)
- ตรัสto say, speak (royal)
- ประทับto stay, be seated (royal)
- ประชวรto be ill (royal)
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