Thai–English dictionary

นิกาย

ní-gaai

Audio pronunciation is available for this word.

Commonness: Common in contemporary general Thai.

Meanings

n.
  1. sect ; school ; religious denomination
n.
  1. collection ; group ; [any of the five main divisions of the Sutta Pitaka]
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  1. Hinayana ; Theravada buddhism

Example sentences

n.collection ; group ; [any of the five main divisions of the Sutta Pitaka]

นิกายที่ห้าของสูตรปิฎกคืออังคุตตะนิกาย

The fifth nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka is the Anguttara Nikaya

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