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| ศีล seenR / seenR laH |  |
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| 1. | ศีล | seenR | a religious commandment or precept, sacrament |
| 2. | ศีล | seenR | [numerical classifier for precept or religious commandments] |
| 3. | ทรงศีล | sohngM seenR | [royal use only] to follow the Buddhist precepts |
| 4. | ศีล | seenR | high moral character |
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| Phonemic Thai | สีน |
| IPA | sǐːn |
| Royal Thai General System | sin |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | a religious commandment or precept, sacrament | ||
| classifier | ศีล  | seenR | [numerical classifier for precept or religious commandments] |
| examples | ศีลธรรม | seenR laH thamM | morals; morality, a moral standard; precepts |
| ศีลแปด | seenR bpaaetL | the eight Buddhist precepts | |
| ศีลห้า | seenR haaF | The Five Precepts of Buddhism | |
| จำศีล | jamM seenR | [of amphibians] to hibernate | |
| จำศีล | jamM seenR | to practice keeping the Buddhist precepts | |
| ผิดศีล | phitL seenR | sacrilege; disobeyance of a religious commandment; a blasphemous act; a desecration | |
| มือถือสากปากถือศีล | meuuM theuuR saakL bpaakL theuuR seenR | [is] a hypocrite | |
| รักษาศีล | rakH saaR seenR | to observe the precepts (of Buddhism, for example) | |
| ศีลอด | seenR ohtL | religious fasting, such as during Ramadan (Islam) or Lent (Christianity) | |
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การถือศีลกินผักหรือกินเจช่วงสั้น ๆ จึงไม่มีอะไรต้องกังวล gaanM theuuR seenR ginM phakL reuuR ginM jaehM chuaangF sanF sanF jeungM maiF meeM aL raiM dtawngF gangM wohnM "(You) have nothing to worry about (regarding your health) if you want to follow the principles of the festival or vegetarian eating for only a few days." | |||
| as a suffix | อาราธนาศีล | aaM raatF thaH naaM seenR | to request (a reading of) the precepts (from a monk) |
| 2. [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for precept or religious commandments] | ||
| enumerated noun | ศีล | seenR | a religious commandment or precept, sacrament |
| 3. ทรงศีล sohngM seenR [verb, formal] | |||
| definition | [royal use only] to follow the Buddhist precepts | ||
| 4. [noun] | |||
| definition | high moral character | ||
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