การรดน้ำดำหัว(gaan rót náam dam hŭua)
Meanings
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Songkran respect-pouring ritual
a Northern Thai tradition during Songkran where younger people pour scented water over elders’ hands or head to show respect and ask for blessings
Examples
ทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annuallyในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofสงกรานต์sŏng-graanสงกรานต์sŏng-graan1Songkran festival2Songkran period/holidayลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua gan1[to] gather; assemble2[to] unite; organize collectively3[to] coalesce; aggregate (science)ทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualรดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭuaรดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭua[to] pour water on elders' hands for blessingผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
Every year during Songkran, children and grandchildren return home to gather for the ceremony of pouring water on the elders' hands to ask for blessings.
Word Breakdown
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รดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭuaรดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭua[to] pour water on elders' hands for blessingPart 2
การรดน้ำดำหัวgaan rót náam dam hŭuaการรดน้ำดำหัวgaan rót náam dam hŭuaSongkran respect-pouring ritual