นำโชค(nam chôhk)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

lucky; bringing good luck

bringing or causing good luck; considered to be a source of good fortune.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2mascot/figure (metaphor)3classifier: dolls/figuresนำโชคnam chôhkนำโชคnam chôhk1lucky; bringing good luck2[to] bring good luckตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
I always have a small good-luck doll in my bag.
2VerbB1

[to] bring good luck

to bring or cause good luck; to be a source of good fortune.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...แมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)กวักgwàkกวักgwàk[to] beckon; wave [sb] overตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)นำโชคnam chôhkนำโชคnam chôhk1lucky; bringing good luck2[to] bring good luckมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)
My mom believes this beckoning cat will bring good luck to our shop.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; usePart 1
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โชคchôhkโชคchôhk1luck; fortune2good luck; fortune (auspicious chance)Part 2
นำโชคnam chôhkนำโชคnam chôhklucky; bringing good luck