ภุชงค์
pú-chongMeanings
1NounC1
snake; serpent (literary)
a snake or serpent, used in a formal or literary context.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานปรัมปราní-taan bpà-ram-bpà-raaนิทานปรัมปราní-taan bpà-ram-bpà-raamyth; legend; folktaleพญานาคpá-yaa nâakพญานาคpá-yaa nâaka naga; mythical serpent beingแปลงกายbplaeng gaaiแปลงกายbplaeng gaai[to] disguise oneself; [to] change/transform one's appearance; [to] shapeshift (in stories)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ภุชงค์pú-chongภุชงค์pú-chong1snake; serpent (literary)2naga; mythical serpent (literary)เลื้อยléuuayเลื้อยléuuay1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated
In the myth, the great Naga transformed into a serpent and slithered through the forest.
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รูปสลักrôop sà-làkโบราณboh-raanแสดงsà-daengภาพpâapเทพเจ้าtêp jâoทรงsongยืนyeunอยู่เหนือyòo nĕuuaเศียรsĭianของkŏngพญาpá-yaaภุชงค์pú-chong
The ancient sculpture depicts a deity standing on the head of a great serpent.
ข้าศึกkâa sèukเคลื่อนทัพkléuuan tápประดุจbprà-dùtหมู่mòoภุชงค์pú-chongเลื้อยพันléuui panรอบrôpขุนเขาkŭn kăoหมายmăaiจะjàโอบล้อมòhp lómทัพtápหลวงlŭuangให้hâiสิ้นซากsîn sâak
The enemy army moved like a host of serpents coiling around the mountain, intending to encircle and annihilate the royal army.
กวีเอกgà-wee èkบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungความน่าสะพรึงกลัวkwaam nâa sà-preung gluuaของkŏngราตรีกาลraa-dtree gaanว่าwâaมืดมิดmêut mítดั่งdàngท้องtóngพญาpá-yaaภุชงค์pú-chong
The great poet described the terror of the night as being as dark as the belly of a great serpent.
2NounC1
naga; mythical serpent (literary)
A mythical serpent being in Thai and other South and Southeast Asian traditions, often shown with a cobra-like hood.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ภุชงค์pú-chongภุชงค์pú-chong1snake; serpent (literary)2naga; mythical serpent (literary)อาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เมืองบาดาลmeuuang baa-daanเมืองบาดาลmeuuang baa-daanunderwater realm; underwater kingdomและláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอำนาจวิเศษam-nâat wí-sètอำนาจวิเศษam-nâat wí-sètsupernatural power; magical power
In this tale, a naga lives in an underwater kingdom and possesses magical powers.
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ภาพpâapบนbonผนังpà-năngวัดwátแสดงsà-daengภุชงค์pú-chongแผ่pàeพังพานpang paanเหนือnĕuuaพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoเพื่อpêuuaปกป้องbpòk bpôngพระองค์prá ongจากjàakลมlomฝนfŏn
The temple mural depicts a naga spreading its hood above the Buddha to shelter him from wind and rain.
กวีพรรณนาgà-wee pan-ná-naaภุชงค์pú-chongว่าwâaเป็นbpenเจ้าjâoแห่งhàengเมืองบาดาลmeuuang baa-daanผู้pôoทรงsongอิทธิฤทธิ์ìt-tí-rítแต่dtàeยอมyomละทิฐิlá tí-tìเมื่อmêuuaได้dâiสดับsà-dàpพระธรรมprá tam
The poet portrays the naga as the ruler of the underwater realm, endowed with supernatural powers yet willing to set aside his pride upon hearing the Buddha's teachings.
ภุชงค์pú-chongในnaiจิตรกรรมjìt-dtrà-gamมิได้mí dâiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangสัตว์sàtในnaiตำนานdtam naanหากhàakยังyangสื่อถึงsùue tĕungการพิทักษ์gaan pí-tákพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaและláeพลังศรัทธาpá-lang sàt-taaของkŏngผู้คนpôo kon
The naga in the painting is not merely a mythical creature; it also represents the protection of Buddhism and the power of people's faith.