ประเพณี
bprà-pay-nee
Meanings
1NounB1
tradition; custom
an established practice or way of doing things in a society or group, often passed down over time
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoประเพณีbprà-pay-neeประเพณีbprà-pay-nee1tradition; custom2ritual; ceremonial customทานข้าวtaan kâaoทานข้าวtaan kâao[to] have a meal; [to] eat (polite)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concertทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyอาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1Sunday; week (formal)2Sunday (abbr.)3given name4the Sun
Our family has a tradition of having dinner together every Sunday.
2NounB2
ritual; ceremonial custom
a traditional ceremony or set of customary actions observed on specific occasions; a customary rite
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)งานแต่งngaan dtàengงานแต่งngaan dtàengwedding (ceremony/party); wedding eventแบบไทยbàep taiแบบไทยbàep taiThai-style; in the Thai wayมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoประเพณีbprà-pay-neeประเพณีbprà-pay-nee1tradition; custom2ritual; ceremonial customรดน้ำสังข์rót nám săngรดน้ำสังข์rót nám săng1[to] perform a wedding water-pouring ceremony2wedding water-pouring ceremonyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอวยพรuuay ponอวยพรuuay pon[to] offer good wishes; [to] blessคู่บ่าวสาวkôo bàao săaoคู่บ่าวสาวkôo bàao săao1bride and groom2newlyweds (by extension)
In a Thai wedding, there is the tradition of pouring water from a conch to bless the couple.
Related Words
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ธรรมเนียมtam-niiamธรรมเนียมtam-niiam1convention; customary practice2fee (customary)3custom; tradition
- convention; customary practice
- fee (customary)
- custom; tradition
จารีตjaa-rêetจารีตjaa-rêet1custom; tradition2customary law; legal custom3conventional; customary
- custom; tradition
- customary law; legal custom
- conventional; customary
ขนบkà-nòpขนบkà-nòpcustom; tradition; convention; norm
custom; tradition; convention; norm
ฮีตhêetฮีตhêet1transliteration of “heat” (informal)2custom; tradition (Isan/Lanna)3insect pest (Isan/Lanna dialect)
- transliteration of “heat” (informal)
- custom; tradition (Isan/Lanna)
- insect pest (Isan/Lanna dialect)
ฮีตคองhêet kongฮีตคองhêet kongcustoms and traditions (Isan/Lao)
customs and traditions (Isan/Lao)