พระภูมิเจ้าที่(prá poom jâo têe)
Meanings
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household guardian spirit (Thai belief)
the guardian spirit in Thai belief that watches over a specific place, such as a house or a piece of land, and protects the people there
Examples
ทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morningคุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)พระภูมิเจ้าที่prá poom jâo têeพระภูมิเจ้าที่prá poom jâo têehousehold guardian spirit (Thai belief)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอให้kŏr hâiขอให้kŏr hâi1to request that; to ask that2May ...; I wish that ...ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)คุ้มครองkúm krongคุ้มครองkúm krong1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policyคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)
Every morning, my grandmother pays respect to the guardian spirit to ask for protection for the people in the house.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เจ้าที่jâo têeเจ้าที่jâo têe1guardian spirit (of a place)2landowner; property owner
- guardian spirit (of a place)
- landowner; property owner
เจ้าที่เจ้าทางjâo têe jâo taangเจ้าที่เจ้าทางjâo têe jâo taang1local guardian spirits2local gatekeepers/insiders (figurative)
- local guardian spirits
- local gatekeepers/insiders (figurative)
ผีบ้านผีเรือนpĕe bâan pĕe reuuanผีบ้านผีเรือนpĕe bâan pĕe reuuanhousehold/community guardian spirits
household/community guardian spirits
Word Breakdown
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พระภูมิเจ้าที่prá poom jâo têeพระภูมิเจ้าที่prá poom jâo têehousehold guardian spirit (Thai belief)