รดน้ำดำหัว(rót nám dam hŭua)
Meanings
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[to] pour water on elders' hands for blessing
a traditional Thai ceremony of pouring scented water over the hands of elders to show respect and ask for blessings, especially during the Songkran festival.
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ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)สงกรานต์sŏng-graanสงกรานต์sŏng-graan1Songkran festival2Songkran period/holidayครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)รดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭuaรดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭua[to] pour water on elders' hands for blessingผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)
During Songkran, our family will go back to our home province to perform the rot nam dam hua ceremony for the elders.
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รดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭuaรดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭua[to] pour water on elders' hands for blessing