พิธีแห่นางแมว(pí-tee hàe naang maeo)
Meanings
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rain-making ritual with a cat procession
a traditional Thai ceremony in which villagers parade with a cat (real or symbolic) to ask for rain
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightพื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3local; on-site; field (modifier)4field; scope (figurative)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)พิธีแห่นางแมวpí-tee hàe naang maeoพิธีแห่นางแมวpí-tee hàe naang maeorain-making ritual with a cat processionเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอฝนkŏr fŏnขอฝนkŏr fŏn[to] pray for rain
When there has been no rain for a long time, villagers in some areas will hold a cat procession ceremony to ask for rain.
Word Breakdown
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พิธีแห่นางแมวpí-tee hàe naang maeoพิธีแห่นางแมวpí-tee hàe naang maeorain-making ritual with a cat procession