วันพระ

Thai

Etymology

From วัน (wan, “day”) +‎ พระ (prá, “god; deity; etc.”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicวันพระ
w ạ n b r a
Phonemic
วัน-พฺระ
w ạ n – b ̥ r a
RomanizationPaiboonwan-prá
Royal Institutewan-phra
(standard) IPA(key)/wan˧.pʰraʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

วันพระ • (wan-prá) (classifier วัน)

  1. (Buddhism) uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance

Usage notes

In usual Thai practice, there are four uposatha in each Thai lunar month, corresponding to the phases of the moon.

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