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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 | [Buddhism] high moral character; morality; good conduct |
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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 | hypocrite; a santimonious person | |
| 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) | |
| ถือศีล | theuuR seenR | to observe Buddhist precepts | |
| รักษาอุโบสถศีล | rakH saaR ooL bo:hM sohtL seenR | to practice the eight lay commandments | |
| สงฆ์ขาดศีล | sohngR khaatL seenR | And a monk that lacks a moral compass... | |
| sample sentences | |||
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." | |||
ในบรรดาศีลห้า ศีลข้อที่เสี่ยงต่อการล่วงละเมิดง่ายที่สุดก็คือศีลข้อ ๔ ที่ว่าด้วยการไม่พูดเท็จ เว้นจากการพูดคำหยาบ พูดส่อเสียด พูดเพ้อเจ้อไร้ประโยชน์ naiM banM daaM seenR haaF seenR khaawF theeF siiangL dtaawL gaanM luaangF laH meertF ngaaiF theeF sootL gaawF kheuuM seenR khaawF seeL theeF waaF duayF gaanM maiF phuutF thetH wenH jaakL gaanM phuutF khamM yaapL phuutF saawL siiatL phuutF phuuhrH juuhrF raiH bpraL yo:htL "Of the five [Buddhist] precepts, the one we are most likely to violate is the fourth which relates to not telling falsehoods, to cease using vulgar words, speaking in a confrontational manner; or babbling useless nonsense." | |||
| 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 | [Buddhism] high moral character; morality; good conduct | ||
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| sample sentence | ศีลมีค่ากว่าทรัพย์ ลูกจงแบ่งเวลาศึกษาเรื่องศีลธรรม seenR meeM khaaF gwaaL sapH luukF johngM baengL waehM laaM seukL saaR reuuangF seenR laH thamM "Values are more important than things; you thus should divide Values are more important than things; you thus should allocate some of your study time to morality." | ||
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