ศาลหลักเมือง(săan làk meuuang)
Meanings
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city pillar shrine
a shrine housing a city's pillar (lak mueang), believed to protect, sanctify, and symbolize the city or province; often a civic ceremonial site
Examples
ทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annuallyจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)พิธีบวงสรวงpí-tee buuang suuangพิธีบวงสรวงpí-tee buuang suuangoffering ritual to deities/spiritsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrineเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-konความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-kon1auspiciousness2auspicious benefit; good fortuneและláeและláeand (coordinating)คุ้มkúmคุ้มkúm1to guard; protect2under protection; protected3spirit guardian (Northern/Isan)4worth it; good valueครองเมืองkrong meuuangครองเมืองkrong meuuang1[to] rule a city; [to] control a city2[to] dominate; [to] be widespread
Every year there is a worship ceremony at the city pillar shrine for auspiciousness and the city’s protection.
Word Breakdown
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ศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrine