ช้างสำคัญ(cháang săm-kan)
Meanings
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royal white elephant; auspicious elephant
A white or otherwise auspicious elephant that has the required physical traits in traditional Thai elephant lore, and is regarded as a royal elephant, especially one offered to the king.
Examples
ในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)คนไหนkon năiคนไหนkon năiwhich personพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverช้างสำคัญcháang săm-kanช้างสำคัญcháang săm-kanroyal white elephant; auspicious elephantจะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableนำไปnam bpaiนำไปnam bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ถวายtà-wăaiถวายtà-wăai1to offer (to royalty/monastics)2[to] dedicate/offer merit (to royalty/monastics)3to serve (royalty/monastics)พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)
In the past, if any villager found an auspicious elephant, they had to present it to the king.
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ช้างสำคัญcháang săm-kanช้างสำคัญcháang săm-kanroyal white elephant; auspicious elephant