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วันออกพรรษา [ วัน ออก พัน-สา ]

wan òk pan-săa

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[ Noun ]

Ok Phansa Day (The day that marks the end of the "phansa" period, in the full moon of the 11th lunar month (usually October).)

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วัน
wan

Ok Phansa (the date marking the end of the Phansa rainy season, also known as "Buddhist lent")

ออกพรรษา
òk pan-săa

[to] leave ; exit ; go out

ออก
òk

phansa (พรรษา is a period of 3 lunar months during the rainy season when Buddhist monks retreat to their temples for ธรรม (Dharma) study and avoid any unnecessary travel. Although they may still go out to seek alms during the day, they must return to sleep in their temple and aren't permitted to defrock during พรรษา. The tradition comes from early Buddhism in India, where holy men and sages would minimise travel during the rainy season to avoid accidentally killing young animals, insects or plants. Ordinary Buddhists also do their part by pledging to give up various vices during the พรรษา period, in much the same way as Christians during Lent. Being a monk during พรรษา is thought to bring great merit, and is an act that brings pride not only to the man himself but to his entire family. Many Thai males will ordain as monks for พรรษา before getting married, although some opt to ordain for shorter periods instead. The พรรษา period is marked with 2 large nationwide festivals - เข้าพรรษา which marks the start of พรรษา and commonly falls in July, and ออกพรรษา which marks the end of it and is usually in October.)

พรรษา
pan-săa

Did You Know ?

Months of the year in Thai
The names of the months of the year in Thai are long, very different from English and typically difficult for learners of Thai to remember. If you're having trouble with remembering them, there is something of a clue in the last syllable of each one. Months with 31 days all in kom , months with 30 days all end in yon and only February with its 28 or 29 days has the different ending of pan. In normal speech, this last syllable of the month's name is sometimes dropped though.
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