โบสถ์

Thai
a boundary stone housed by a shrine in front of the ruins of an auditorium of Wat Yai Chom Prasat, Ayutthaya
auditorium of the Marble Temple, Bangkok
Holy Redeemer Church, a Catholic church in Bangkok

Etymology

A contraction of อุโบสถ (ù-boo-sòt), from Pali uposatha. Compare Lao ໂບດ (bōt).

Pronunciation
Orthographicโบสถ์
o ɓ s tʰ ʻ
Phonemicโบด
o ɓ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbòot
Royal Institutebot
(standard) IPA(key)/boːt̚˨˩/

Noun

โบสถ์ • (bòot) (classifier โบสถ์ or หลัง or แห่ง)

  1. (Buddhism) monastic auditorium marked by boundary stones called สีมา, occupied by priests for conduct of religious services, as ordination, recital of Prātimokṣa, etc.
  2. (Christianity) church.
  3. any similar place for religious service.

Derived terms
  • โบสถ์น้อย (“chapel”)
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