พลี(plee)

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] sacrifice; dedicate; give up

To give up something valuable, such as one's life, time, or possessions, for a greater cause, ideal, or another person; to dedicate.

Examples

เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3those (when combined with a demonstrative)4classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)ทหารหาญtá-hăan hăanทหารหาญtá-hăan hăanbrave soldier; valiant warriorยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)พลีชีพplee chêepพลีชีพplee chêep[to] sacrifice one’s life; lay down one’s lifeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปกป้องbpòk bpôngปกป้องbpòk bpông[to] protect; defendอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtaiอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtai1sovereignty (state)2sovereign power; supremacyของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2nationality3life; lifetime (Buddhism)4birth; lineage (lit.)
The brave soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the nation's sovereignty.
2NounC2

sacrifice; ritual offering

A ritual offering or oblation made in worship to a deity, spirit, ancestor, or revered person; a sacrifice.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการทำพิธีgaan tam pí-teeการทำพิธีgaan tam pí-teeconducting a ceremony/ritualพลีpleeพลีplee1[to] sacrifice; dedicate; give up2sacrifice; ritual offering3[to] perform a ritual offering (for herbs)สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบวงสรวงbuuang sǔuangบวงสรวงbuuang sǔuang1[to] perform a consecration/propitiatory rite2consecratory offering ceremonyเทพเจ้าtêp jâoเทพเจ้าtêp jâo1deity; god2idolized figureตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious belief
In ancient times, there were animal sacrifice rituals to worship the gods according to their beliefs.
3VerbC2

[to] perform a ritual offering (for herbs)

To perform a ritual offering before gathering medicinal plants or herbs, a more archaic or specialized usage.

Examples

ก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)สมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiสมุนไพรsà-mŭn prai1herb; medicinal herb2herbal (as a modifier)ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìt1sacred; holy2holy; miraculously powerfulเหล่านี้lào néeเหล่านี้lào néetheseได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualพลีpleeพลีplee1[to] sacrifice; dedicate; give up2sacrifice; ritual offering3[to] perform a ritual offering (for herbs)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอขมาkŏr ká-măaขอขมาkŏr ká-măa[to] ask [sb] for forgiveness; make a formal apologyเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoguardian spirits of forests and mountainsก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Before we can gather these sacred herbs, we must first perform the 'phlii' ritual to ask for permission from the forest spirits.

Related Words

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เสียสละsĭia sà-làเสียสละsĭia sà-là[to] sacrifice; be selfless; make sacrifices

[to] sacrifice; be selfless; make sacrifices

สังเวยsăng-woeiสังเวยsăng-woei1[to] be lost as a sacrifice/price2[to] offer in sacrifice
  • [to] be lost as a sacrifice/price
  • [to] offer in sacrifice
สละsà-làสละsà-là1[to] relinquish; renounce; give up2[to] sacrifice3salak; snake fruit4[to] peel (fruit)
  • [to] relinquish; renounce; give up
  • [to] sacrifice
  • salak; snake fruit
  • [to] peel (fruit)
อุทิศù-títอุทิศù-tít1[to] dedicate; devote2[to] set aside; allocate; dedicate3[to] donate; make an offering4[to] dedicate (merit)
  • [to] dedicate; devote
  • [to] set aside; allocate; dedicate
  • [to] donate; make an offering
  • [to] dedicate (merit)
บูชายัญboo-chaa yanบูชายัญboo-chaa yan1[to] sacrifice [sb/sth] in a ritual2ritual sacrifice (the act)3sacrificial offering
  • [to] sacrifice [sb/sth] in a ritual
  • ritual sacrifice (the act)
  • sacrificial offering