ลอยกระทง(loi grà-tong)
Meanings
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[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong
[to] float a krathong on water during the Loi Krathong festival; to celebrate Loi Krathong. Example: ไปลอยกระทงที่ริมน้ำ (go float a krathong by the river)
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ลอยกระทงloi grà-tongลอยกระทงloi grà-tong1[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong2Loi Krathong (festival)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)
Tonight I will go float a krathong at the canal in front of my house.
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Loi Krathong (festival)
A Thai festival on the full moon of the twelfth lunar month in which people float decorated baskets (krathong) on water to pay respects to the water goddess and to make wishes. Example: เทศกาลลอยกระทงจัดทั่วประเทศ (The Loi Krathong festival is held nationwide)
Examples
คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]เพ็ญpenเพ็ญpen1full moon; full-moon night; moonlight2Pen (female name)เดือนสิบdeuuan sìpเดือนสิบdeuuan sìp1the tenth month; October2a southern Thai festival3the tenth lunar month (Thai calendar)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalฉลองchà-lŏngฉลองchà-lŏng[to] celebrateลอยกระทงloi grà-tongลอยกระทงloi grà-tong1[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong2Loi Krathong (festival)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอขมาkŏr ká-măaขอขมาkŏr ká-măa[to] ask [sb] for forgiveness; make a formal apologyพระแม่คงคาprá mâe kong-kaaพระแม่คงคาprá mâe kong-kaaGoddess Gangaและláeและláeand (coordinating)ขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessings
On the full moon of the twelfth month, Thais celebrate Loy Krathong to apologize to the Goddess of the River and make wishes.
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ลอยกระทงloi grà-tongลอยกระทงloi grà-tong[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong