ศิลาฤกษ์(sì-laa rêuk)
Meanings
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foundation stone (auspicious)
a ceremonial foundation stone laid at an auspicious time to mark the formal beginning of constructing a building or project
Examples
ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developอาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพิธีวางศิลาฤกษ์pí-tee waang sì-laa rôekพิธีวางศิลาฤกษ์pí-tee waang sì-laa rôekcornerstone-laying ceremony; foundation stone-laying ceremonyโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughพระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)เจริญพระพุทธมนต์jà-rern prá-pút-tá-monเจริญพระพุทธมนต์jà-rern prá-pút-tá-mon[to] perform Buddhist chanting (paritta)
Before starting construction of the new building, there was a ceremony to lay the auspicious foundation stone with monks chanting.
2VerbB2
[to] lay a foundation stone (auspicious)
to conduct the ceremony of laying an auspicious foundation stone for a building or project
Examples
ผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaผู้ว่าฯpôo wâa1governor (abbr.)2Governor (title)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerศิลาฤกษ์sì-laa rêukศิลาฤกษ์sì-laa rêuk1foundation stone (auspicious)2[to] lay a foundation stone (auspicious)อาคารเรียนaa-kaan riianอาคารเรียนaa-kaan riian1classroom building; teaching block2instructional building (on campus)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)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/slotโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)วันเสาร์นี้wan săo néeวันเสาร์นี้wan săo néethis Saturday
The governor will conduct the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the new school building this Saturday.
Word Breakdown
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ศิลาฤกษ์sì-laa rêukศิลาฤกษ์sì-laa rêukfoundation stone (auspicious)