ความเชื่อ
kwaam chêuua
Meanings
1NounA2
belief; conviction
the acceptance that something is true or real, often without requiring proof
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนดีkon deeคนดีkon dee1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
I have a belief that he is a good person.
2NounB1
faith (religious)
trust in or commitment to a religion, deity, or spiritual power
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระเจ้าprá jâoพระเจ้าprá jâo1king; monarch (royal/historical)2[!] My God!; Oh my God!3deity; god (general/polytheistic)4God (monotheism)
He has faith in God.
3NounB2
traditional/superstitious belief
a belief rooted in tradition, folklore, or superstition (e.g., omens, rituals, taboos)
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeห้ามhâamห้ามhâam1[to] forbid; prohibit2[to] ban (officially)3[n.] prohibitionตัดผมdtàt pŏmตัดผมdtàt pŏm1[to] cut [sb]'s hair2[to] get a haircutวันพุธwan pútวันพุธwan pútWednesday (day of the week)
Some Thai people still hold the superstitious belief that you shouldn't cut your hair on Wednesdays.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)Part 2
ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuuabelief; conviction