ขนบ

kà-nòp

Meanings

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custom; tradition; convention; norm

An established custom or convention, often a traditional norm that a community accepts and follows; commonly used for cultural rules or literary conventions.

Examples

ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keepขนบการkà-nòp gaanไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)ผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yúผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yú1elderly person; senior citizen2the elderly (as a group)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)งานประเพณีngaan bprà-pay-neeงานประเพณีngaan bprà-pay-neetraditional festival/ceremonial eventทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annually
This community still maintains the convention of bowing to elders at annual traditional events.