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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 | ||
| 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 sentence | 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." | ||
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