Where does “เณร” come from?
เณร (Thai) comes from Thai สามเณร, from Pali sāmaṇera, from Sanskrit श्रामणेर, from Sanskrit श्रमण, from Sanskrit श्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱremh₂-.
เณร (Thai): a Buddhist novice, that is, an ordained male who...
Definitions
- a Buddhist novice, that is, an ordained male who...
Ancestry of “เณร”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สามเณร | "sāmaṇera": ordained male who merely observes 10... |
| 2 | Pali | sāmaṇera | novice monk |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्रामणेर | novice; novice monk, pupil or disciple admitted... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्रमण | making effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, (esp.) following a toilsome or menial business |
| 5 | Sanskrit | श्रम | fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | श्रम् | class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱremh₂- | — |