พระคุ้มครอง
prá kúm-krong
Meanings
1NounB2
protection by sacred power
protection or safeguarding believed to come from the Buddha, revered monks, or sacred power; often invoked as a blessing
Examples
ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเดินทางไกลdern taang glaiเดินทางไกลdern taang glai[to] travel farยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อวยพรuuay ponอวยพรuuay pon[to] offer good wishes; [to] blessให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพระคุ้มครองprá kúm-krongพระคุ้มครองprá kúm-krong1protection by sacred power2[to] be protected by sacred powerเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
Before a long journey, my grandmother always gives a blessing for divine protection.
2NounB2
[to] be protected by sacred power
[sb] is under the protection or blessing of the Buddha, revered monks, or sacred power; to have divine safeguarding
Examples
เขารอดkăo rôtเขารอดkăo rôthe/she survived; got through safelyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพระคุ้มครองprá kúm-krongพระคุ้มครองprá kúm-krong1protection by sacred power2[to] be protected by sacred power
He survived the accident; everyone believes he had divine protection.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระคุ้มครองprá kúm-krongพระคุ้มครองprá kúm-krongprotection by sacred power