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วิหาร

วิหาร

Thai

the image hall of Wat Suthat, Bangkok
within the image hall of Wat Suthat, Bangkok

Alternative forms

  • พิหาร

Noun

วิหาร (wí-hǎan)

  1. religious compound; monastery; place of worship.
  2. in a religious compound: image hall (hall housing a religious image/images), as distinguished from โบสถ์ (bòot, ritual hall).
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Etymology 2

From Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, absence; enjoyment; pleasure; etc). Cognate with Khmer វិហារ (vĭhar).

Noun

  1. (elegant) relax; rest.