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Thai
Etymology
From Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā, “rainy season”); perhaps via Angkorian Old Khmer barṣā (“rainy season; Lenten season (in Buddhism); year of age, age; etc”). Cognate with Old Khmer barṣa, varṣa, varṣā, from which Thai พรรษ (pát), วรรษ (wát), วรรษา are perhaps derived. Compare Pali vassa, from which Thai วัสสะ is derived.
Pronunciation
Noun
พรรษา • (pan-sǎa)
- (elegant) rainy season; wet season.
- (Buddhism)
- Lenten season: the period of three months during the rainy season, usually from July to October, during which priests are required to remain in one place.
- tenure of a priest, often expressed in years.
- บวชสามพรรษา
- bùuat sǎam pan-sǎa
- ordained three years
- (royal) (พระ~) year of age; age.
- (elegant) year.
- (figurative) experience; seniority.
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