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Thai
Etymology
From Pali vinaya (“modesty; humility; etc”), from Sanskrit विनय (vinaya, “idem”); possibly via Old Khmer vinaya, vinai (“discipline; training; etc”). Cognate with Old Khmer binai (“fine; penalty; etc”), from which Thai พินัย (pí-nai) is derived. Also cognate with Lao ວິໄນ (wi nai), Northern Thai ᩅᩥᨶᩢ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᩅᩥᨶᩱ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦞᦲᧉᦺᦓ (vii²nay), Shan ဝီႉၼႄး (wḭ̂i náae), Modern Khmer វិន័យ (pinɨy), Burmese ဝိနည်း (wi.nany:).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
วินัย • (wí-nai)
- (Buddhism) (พระ~) Vinaya: the section of the Buddhist canon dealing with religious rules and regulations.
Noun
วินัย • (wí-nai)
- (religion) set or system of religious rules and regulations, as canon law.
- discipline: set or system of rules and regulations; training or behaviour according to rules and regulations.
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