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
Phonemic
โบด
o ɓ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbòot
Royal Institutebot
(standard) IPA(key)/boːt̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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

  1. (Buddhism) monastic auditorium marked by boundary stones called สีมา (sǐi-maa), 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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