ทานเจ

taan jay

Meanings

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[to] observe the jay (strict vegan) diet

to follow the Thai-Chinese 'jay' diet: no animal products and no strong-smelling plants like garlic or onions; often done for religious merit, such as during the Thai Vegetarian Festival.

Examples

ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]ทานเจtaan jayทานเจtaan jay[to] observe the jay (strict vegan) dietเก้าgâoเก้าgâonineวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
This year, I will try to follow the 'jay' diet for nine days.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทานtaanทานtaan1[to] eat (polite/formal); consume2[to] take (medicine)3almsgiving; charity (Buddhist ‘ทาน’)Part 1
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เจjayเจjay1Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)2jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)3[to] eat jay; follow the jay dietPart 2
ทานเจtaan jayทานเจtaan jay[to] observe the jay (strict vegan) diet