สืบชะตา(sèup chá-dtaa)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] perform a life-prolonging ceremony
to perform a traditional ritual to prolong life, ward off bad luck, and improve one's destiny
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsชงchongชงchong1[to] mix (a drink/cocktail) (non-shaken/stirred)2[to] set up a pairing; ship (slang)3[to] submit/present (a proposal/topic) (bureaucratic slang)4[to] brew; make (tea/coffee/instant drinks)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)จะพาjà paaจะพาjà paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สืบชะตาsèup chá-dtaaสืบชะตาsèup chá-dtaa1[to] perform a life-prolonging ceremony2life-prolonging ceremonyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
Mom said this is my bad luck year, so she will take me to perform a life-prolonging ritual at the temple.
2NounC1
life-prolonging ceremony
a traditional Northern Thai ritual performed to extend life, dispel misfortune, and bring prosperity
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsสืบชะตาsèup chá-dtaaสืบชะตาsèup chá-dtaa1[to] perform a life-prolonging ceremony2life-prolonging ceremonyแบบล้านนาbàep láan naaแบบล้านนาbàep láan naaLanna styleจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)การใช้gaan cháiการใช้gaan chái1use; usage; utilization2exercise (of a right or authority)ไม้ค้ำmái kámไม้ค้ำmái kám1crutch2prop; supportโพธิ์pohโพธิ์poh1bodhi tree; sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)2Pho (name element/surname)
The Lanna life-extending ritual involves the use of Bodhi tree support crutches.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
สืบsèupสืบsèup1[to] investigate; inquire2[to] trace; search for origins3[to] continue; carry onPart 1
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สืบชะตาsèup chá-dtaaสืบชะตาsèup chá-dtaa[to] perform a life-prolonging ceremony