สักการะศาล(sàk-gaa-rá săan)

Meanings

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[to] pay respects at a shrine

to perform worship or make offerings at a shrine or spirit house (e.g., incense, flowers) for reverence or good fortune

Examples

ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1previous; prior; former2before; earlier; previously; firstออกเดินทางòk dern taangออกเดินทางòk dern taang[to] set out; depart; leave on a tripไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantคนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleนิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1favor; esteem; preference2custom; accepted usage3-ism; ideology; doctrine4[to] favor; be popular; be in vogueไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)สักการะsàk-gaa-ráสักการะsàk-gaa-rá[to] pay homage; venerate; worship (respectfully)ศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangศาลหลักเมืองsăan làk meuuangcity pillar shrineเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)เดินทางปลอดภัยdern taang bplòt paiเดินทางปลอดภัยdern taang bplòt pai[!] safe travels
Before going on a long journey, many Thais like to go worship at the city pillar shrine to ask for a safe trip.
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Word Breakdown

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สักการะศาลsàk-gaa-rá săanสักการะศาลsàk-gaa-rá săan[to] pay respects at a shrine