Pali edit

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Noun edit

เถร m

  1. Thai script form of thera

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Adjective edit

เถร

  1. Thai script form of thera

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Thai edit

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Etymology edit

From Pali thera (senior priest). Cognate with Lao ເຖນ (thēn), Old Khmer thera (senior bhikkhu), Modern Khmer ថេរ (thee).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicเถร
e tʰ r
Phonemic
เถน
e tʰ n
[bound form]
เถ-ระ-
e tʰ – r a –
RomanizationPaiboontěentěe-rá-
Royal Institutethenthe-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰeːn˩˩˦/(R)/tʰeː˩˩˦.ra˦˥./
Homophonesเถน

Noun edit

เถร (těen) (classifier รูป or องค์ or ตน)

  1. senior priest; high priest.
  2. (Buddhism) senior priest, especially one having been ordained for 10 years at least.

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