uposatha

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

𑀉𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (Brahmi script)
उपोसथ (Devanagari script)
উপোসথ (Bengali script)
උපොසථ (Sinhalese script)
ဥပေါသထ or ဢုပေႃသထ (Burmese script)
อุโปสถ or อุโปสะถะ (Thai script)
ᩏᨷᩮᩤᩈᨳ (Tai Tham script)
ອຸໂປສຖ or ອຸໂປສະຖະ (Lao script)
ឧបោសថ (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄮𑄥𑄗 (Chakma script)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha).

Noun edit

uposatha m

(Buddhism) sabbath day, observance of Eight Precepts

Descendants edit

→ Burmese: ဥပုသ် (u.pus)
→ Khmer: ឧបោសថ (ʼupaosaʼthaʼ)
→ Lao: ໂບດ (bōt)
→ Thai: โบสถ์ (bòot)

Further reading edit

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “uposatha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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