การสังเวย(gaan săng-wuuy)
Meanings
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ritual sacrifice; offering [to spirits/deities]
the act of making a ritual sacrifice or offering to a deity or spirits, often in a religious ceremony; not used for general sacrifice like giving up comfort for a goal
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualการสังเวยgaan săng-wuuyการสังเวยgaan săng-wuuyritual sacrifice; offering [to spirits/deities]ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toหัวหมูhŭua mŏoหัวหมูhŭua mŏopig’s headเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เจ้าที่jâo têeเจ้าที่jâo têe1guardian spirit (of a place)2landowner; property owner
The villagers performed a sacrificial ceremony with a pig's head to ask for blessings from the local spirit.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
บูชายัญboo-chaa yanบูชายัญboo-chaa yan1[to] sacrifice [sb/sth] in a ritual2ritual sacrifice (the act)3sacrificial offering
- [to] sacrifice [sb/sth] in a ritual
- ritual sacrifice (the act)
- sacrificial offering
การบวงสรวงgaan buuang sŭuangการบวงสรวงgaan buuang sŭuangoffering rite to deities/spirits
offering rite to deities/spirits
ยัญบูชาyan boo-chaaยัญบูชาyan boo-chaasacrifice; sacrificial rite
sacrifice; sacrificial rite
การเซ่นสรวงgaan sên sŭuangการเซ่นสรวงgaan sên sŭuangoffering to spirits/gods
offering to spirits/gods
การบูชายัญgaan boo-chaa yanการบูชายัญgaan boo-chaa yan1performance of a sacrificial rite2figurative: deliberate sacrifice of [sb]/[sth]
- performance of a sacrificial rite
- figurative: deliberate sacrifice of [sb]/[sth]
Word Breakdown
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การสังเวยgaan săng-wuuyการสังเวยgaan săng-wuuyritual sacrifice; offering [to spirits/deities]