ศักดิ์สิทธิ์(sàk-sìt)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

sacred; holy

regarded as sacred or holy, imbued with spiritual power and deserving religious reverence

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherศาลาsăa-laaศาลาsăa-laa1pavilion; open-sided shelter2temple pavilion (Buddhist context)3sala (place name element)แห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sà-tăan-têe sàk-sìtสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sà-tăan-têe sàk-sìtholy place; sacred siteจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความสำรวมkwaam săm-ruuamความสำรวมkwaam săm-ruuamself-restraint; composure; modesty; reserve
The villagers regard this pavilion as sacred, so they enter with composure.
2AdjectiveB2

holy; miraculously powerful

holy and believed to have supernatural power or to grant blessings or protection (often of objects, places, or rituals)

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ต้นไทรdtôn saiต้นไทรdtôn sai1Ficus (banyan/fig tree)2symbol/folk beliefใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sà-tăan-têe sàk-sìtสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sà-tăan-têe sàk-sìtholy place; sacred siteที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyคุ้มครองkúm krongคุ้มครองkúm krong1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policyหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
Villagers believe the big banyan tree in front of the temple is a holy place that protects the village.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ศักดิ์sàkศักดิ์sàk1noble lineage; pedigree2honorific element (given name component)3rank; status; dignity; prestigePart 1
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สิทธิ์sìtสิทธิ์sìt1right; entitlement2authorization; permissions (access rights)Part 2
ศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtsacred; holy