เถร

Thai

l

Definitions

senior priest; high priest.
(Buddhism) senior priest, especially one having been ordained for 10 years at least.

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali thera (elders, senior priest).

Origin

Pali

thera

Gloss

elders, senior priest

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

स्थविर Sanskrit
having been ordained for 10 years or more Thai
มหา Thai
มหาเถร Thai
mahāthera Pali
thera Pali
졀 Korean