พระธรณี(prá tor-rá-nee)
Meanings
1NounB2
Earth Goddess; Mother Earth
The Earth Goddess or Mother Earth in Buddhist mythology
Examples
ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)วัดไทยwát taiวัดไทยwát taiThai Buddhist templeเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] consider; [to] regard as2[to] see3[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)4[to] think; [to] be of the opinionรูปปั้นrûup bpânรูปปั้นrûup bpânstatue; sculpted figureแม่พระธรณีmâe prá tor-rá-neeแม่พระธรณีmâe prá tor-rá-neeEarth Goddess (Buddhist mythology)บีบbèepบีบbèep1[to] force; pressure [sb] (figurative)2[to] pinch3[to] squeeze; compressมวยผมmuuay pŏmมวยผมmuuay pŏmhair bunอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyกับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusต้นโพธิ์dtôn pohต้นโพธิ์dtôn pohBodhi tree; sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)
In Thai temples, we often see the statue of Mother Earth wringing her hair near the Bodhi tree.
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ก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmพิธีบวงสรวงpí-tee buuang suuangพราหมณ์praamได้dâiกล่าวglàaoอัญเชิญan-chernพระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeมาเป็นmaa bpenสักขีพยานsàk-kĕe pá-yaan
Before starting the offering ceremony, the Brahmin invoked the Earth Goddess to be a witness.
ตามdtaamพุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàtพระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeได้dâiบีบbèepน้ำnáamทักษิโณทกták-sì-noh-tókออกจากòk jàakมวยผมmuuay pŏmเพื่อpêuuaพัดพาpát paaเหล่าlàoมารmaanที่มาtêe maaรังควานrang-kwaanพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâo
According to Buddhist mythology, the Earth Goddess wrung water from her hair to wash away the demons that came to harass the Buddha.
คนไทยkon taiโบราณboh-raanมักจะmák jàทำพิธีtam pí-teeบอกกล่าวbòk glàaoแม่พระธรณีmâe prá tor-rá-neeก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàขุดkùtดินdinหรือrĕuสร้างsâangบ้านbâanเพื่อpêuuaขออนุญาตkŏr à-nú-yâatและláeขอพรkŏr pon
Ancient Thais often performed ceremonies to inform the Earth Goddess before digging the ground or building a house in order to ask for permission and blessings.
2NounB2
earth; ground
The earth, ground, or land (used in a formal, elevated, or poetic context)
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1at; in; on (with time expressions)2when; at the time thatสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2classifier for rivers and streams3string; strap; band4lineage; affiliation; branch5line; wire; cable6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7route; line (transport/communication)8morning (late morning period)9informant; spy; secret agentฝนโปรยปรายfŏn bproi bpraaiฝนโปรยปรายfŏn bproi bpraai1[for rain] to fall lightly; [to] drizzle2drizzle; light rainลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1up to; [number] and under2[to] come down; descend3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4down toward the speaker (directional complement)ผืนpĕunผืนpĕun1sheet; stretch (flat expanse)2classifier (flat expanses/items)พระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeพระธรณีprá tor-rá-nee1earth; ground2Earth Goddess; Mother Earthที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)แห้งแล้งhâeng láengแห้งแล้งhâeng láeng1arid; very dry2aridity; drynessก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backชุ่มชื้นchûm cheúnชุ่มชื้นchûm cheúnmoist; damp; humidอีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once more
When the rain falls, the earth that was once dry becomes moist again.
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ต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàiหยั่งรากลึกyàng râak léukลงสู่long sòoพระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeเพื่อpêuuaหาอาหารhăa aa-hăanและláeยึดyéutลำต้นlam dtônให้hâiมั่นคงmân kong
The large tree strikes its roots deep into the earth to find nourishment and firmly anchor its trunk.
ทหารกล้าtá-hăan glâaพร้อมprómที่จะtêe jàหลั่งlàngเลือดlêuuatชโลมchà-lohmพระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeเพื่อpêuuaปกป้องbpòk bpôngเอกราชèek-gà-râatของkŏngชาติchâatแผ่นดินเกิดpàen-din gèrt
Brave soldiers are ready to shed their blood upon the earth to protect the independence of their motherland.
ร่างrâangอันanไร้ráiวิญญาณwin-yaanของเขาkŏng kăoถูกtòokฝังfăngไว้wáiใต้dtâiผืนpĕunพระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeอันanสงบเงียบsà-ngòp ngîiapไปbpaiตลอดกาลdtà-lòt gaan
His lifeless body was buried beneath the peaceful earth for eternity.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddha image; amulet2honorific prefix/title3Buddhist monk4divine; holy (as modifier)Part 1
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พระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeพระธรณีprá tor-rá-neeEarth Goddess; Mother Earth