พระนังคัล
prá nang-kan
Meanings
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the sacred plough
The sacred plough used in Thailand's Royal Ploughing Ceremony, an ancient royal rite that marks the start of the rice-growing season.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญprá-râat-chá-pí-tee pêuut mong-kon jà-ròt prá nang-kan râek naa kwănพระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญprá-râat-chá-pí-tee pêuut mong-kon jà-ròt prá nang-kan râek naa kwănThailand’s Royal Ploughing Ceremony (full formal name)พระยาแรกนาprá-yaa râek naaพระยาแรกนาprá-yaa râek naaChief Ploughman (ceremonial title)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]วัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleเทียมtiiamเทียมtiiam1fake; imitation2[to] yoke; harness alongside3artificial; syntheticพระนังคัลprá nang-kanพระนังคัลprá nang-kanthe sacred ploughเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเริ่มต้นrêrm dtônเริ่มต้นrêrm dtôn1[to] begin; start; commence2initial; at the start; introductory3beginning; start; outsetการไถgaan tăiการไถgaan tăi1plowing; tillage2scrolling (on a screen)3cadging; extorting money/itemsนาnaaนาnaa1paddy field; rice field2classifier: rice fields; paddy fields
In the Royal Ploughing Ceremony, the Lord of the Ceremony uses oxen to pull the sacred plough to begin ploughing the fields.