ผู้พิทักษ์สถิต
pôo pí-ták sà-tìt
Meanings
1NounC1
resident guardian spirit/angel
A guardian spirit or angel believed to reside in and protect a particular place.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)พิทักษ์สถิตคอยpí-ták sà-tìt koiดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)ต้นไทรdtôn saiต้นไทรdtôn sai1Ficus (banyan/fig tree)2symbol/folk beliefใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)ไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventเกิดเรื่องgèrt rêuuangเกิดเรื่องgèrt rêuuang[for] trouble to happen; [for] an incident to occurร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerous4badly; severely (degree adverb in compounds)
Villagers believe a guardian spirit watches over the shrine under the big banyan tree to prevent misfortune.
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ผู้พิทักษ์สถิตpôo pí-ták sà-tìtผู้พิทักษ์สถิตpôo pí-ták sà-tìtresident guardian spirit/angel