ล้างบาป(láang bàap)

Meanings

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[to] wash away sins; [to] atone

to remove or wash away sins or wrongdoing, through a religious act or by making amends.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toหวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] expect; count on2[to] hopeจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ล้างบาปláang bàapล้างบาปláang bàap[to] wash away sins; [to] atoneที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)ทำไว้tam wáiทำไว้tam wái[to] make/do in advanceในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerly
He went to the temple to make merit, hoping to wash away the sins he had committed in the past.
3 more examples
บางbaangศาสนาsàat-sà-năaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaพิธีpí-teeศีลsĭinจุ่มjùmเป็นbpenการล้างgaan láangบาปกำเนิดbàap gam-nèrt
Some religions believe that the ceremony of baptism is for washing away original sin.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánพยายามpà-yaa-yaamบริจาคbò-rí-jàakเงินngernจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákที่ดีtêe deeและláeล้างบาปláang bàapจากjàakข่าวฉาวkàao chăaoของkŏngตนdton
That politician tried to donate a large amount of money to build a good image and atone for his scandals.
การอุทิศตนgaan ù-tít dtonทำงานtam ngaanเพื่อpêuuaสังคมsăng-komตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítที่têeเหลืออยู่lĕuua yòoของเขาkŏng kăoเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap sà-mĕuuanการล้างgaan láangบาปbàapให้hâiความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatร้ายแรงráai raengในnaiวัยหนุ่มwai nùm
Dedicating the rest of his life to working for society was like an act of atonement for the serious mistakes of his youth.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)2[to] wash; rinse; clean with water3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] develop (film/photos)Part 1
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บาปbàapบาปbàap1sin; demerit2sinful; morally wrongPart 2
ล้างบาปláang bàapล้างบาปláang bàap[to] wash away sins; [to] atone