ฆราวาส
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- คะราวาษ (ká-raa-wâat)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Pali gharāvāsa (“householder”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ฆราวาส gʰ r ā w ā s | ||
| Phonemic | คะ-รา-วาด g a – r ā – w ā ɗ | [bound form] คะ-รา-วาด-สะ- g a – r ā – w ā ɗ – s a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ká-raa-wâat | ká-raa-wâat-sà- |
| Royal Institute | kha-ra-wat | kha-ra-wat-sa- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰa˦˥.raː˧.waːt̚˥˩/(R) | /kʰa˦˥.raː˧.waːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩./ | |
Noun
[edit]ฆราวาส • (ká-raa-wâat)
- layperson: one who is not a cleric.
- secularism
Synonyms
[edit]- คฤหัสถ์ (ká-rʉ́-hàt)
Antonyms
[edit]- บรรพชิต (ban-pá-chít)