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| เณร naehnM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เนน |
| IPA | neːn |
| Royal Thai General System | nen |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | Buddhist novice or monk [typically] below the age of twenty; title used to refer to a novice | ||
| notes | to many Thais, the age twenty traditionally seems to be the age of adulthood | ||
| classifier | รูป  | ruupF | [numerical classifier for Buddhist priests, photographs] |
| examples | สามเณร | saamR maH naehnM | novitiate; novice monk |
| บวชเณร | buaatL naehnM | ordain into novicehood; go into novicehood | |
| sample sentences | เณรเคาะประตูได้ยินเสียง "เชิญ" เลื่อนประตูออก เห็นหลวงพ่อกำลังนั่งจิบชาอ่านหนังสือพิมพ์ naehnM khawH bpraL dtuuM daiF yinM siiangR cheernM leuuanF bpraL dtuuM aawkL henR luaangR phaawF gamM langM nangF jipL chaaM aanL nangR seuuR phimM "The novice knocked on the door; hear a voice asking him to enter. He opened the door and saw the monk sitting and sipping tea while reading the newspaper." | ||
หลังจากลาสิกขาแล้วอยู่ร่วมกับคู่ชีวิต เณรแก้วไปวัดประจำหมู่บ้านเพียงครั้งเดียวเท่านั้น langR jaakL laaM sikL khaaR laaeoH yuuL ruaamF gapL khuuF cheeM witH naehnM gaaeoF bpaiM watH bpraL jamM muuL baanF phiiangM khrangH diaaoM thaoF nanH "After he left the monkhood and went back to live with his wife, novice Kaeo attended his village temple only once." | |||
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