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พรรษา

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā, rainy season); perhaps via Angkorian Old Khmer barṣā (rainy season; Lenten season (in Buddhism); year of age, age; etc). Cognate with Old Khmer barṣa, varṣa, varṣā, from which Thai พรรษ (pát), วรรษ (wát), วรรษา are perhaps derived. Compare Pali vassa, from which Thai วัสสะ is derived.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพรรษา
b r r ʂ ā
Phonemic
พัน-สา
b ạ n – s ā
RomanizationPaiboonpan-sǎa
Royal Institutephan-sa
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰan˧.saː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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พรรษา (pan-sǎa)

  1. (elegant) rainy season; wet season.
  2. (Buddhism)
    1. Lenten season: the period of three months during the rainy season, usually from July to October, during which priests are required to remain in one place.
    2. tenure of a priest, often expressed in years.
      บวชสามพรรษา
      bùuat sǎam pan-sǎa
      [have been] ordained [for] three years
  3. (royal) (พระ~) year of age; age.
  4. (elegant) year.
  5. (figurative) experience; seniority.

Derived terms

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