ฮ้องขวัญ(hóng kwăn)
Meanings
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[to] call back [sb]'s khwan (vital spirit)
(Northern Thai) To perform a ritual to call back a person's 'khwan' (vital spirit), often after a shocking or life-changing event; to hold a soul-calling ceremony. (Equivalent to Central Thai เรียกขวัญเรียกขวัญrîiak kwăn1spirit-calling rite2[to] call back the spirit; perform a rite to restore morale).
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp1[to] experience; encounter2[to] meet with; be faced withอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapรถชนrót chonรถชนrót chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; [to] have a car accidentครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)จัดพิธีjàt pí-teeจัดพิธีjàt pí-tee[to] hold a ceremony; [to] organize a ceremonyฮ้องขวัญhóng kwănฮ้องขวัญhóng kwăn1[to] call back [sb]'s khwan (vital spirit)2khwan-calling chantให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเป็นสิริมงคลbpen sì-rì mong-konเป็นสิริมงคลbpen sì-rì mong-konauspicious; bringing good luck
After getting into a car accident, his family held a soul-calling ceremony for him for good fortune.
2NounC2
khwan-calling chant
(Northern Thai) The chant or invocation used in a ceremony to call back a person's 'khwan' (vital spirit).
Examples
พ่ออุ๊ยpôr úiพ่ออุ๊ยpôr úi1grandfather (Northern Thai)2elderly man (respectful; Northern Thai)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/slotทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)ไพเราะpai-róไพเราะpai-rómelodious; pleasant-soundingน่าฟังnâa fangน่าฟังnâa fang1pleasant to hear; worth listening to2convincing-sounding; appealingเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)กล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao1[to] say; state; mention (formal)2[to] accuse; charge (in compounds)3aforementioned (as ที่กล่าวมา/ดังกล่าว)บทbòtบทbòt1chapter; section2lesson (unit of study)3role; part (acting)4script/text; lyrics5clause; provision (law/regulation)6duty; function; taskฮ้องขวัญhóng kwănฮ้องขวัญhóng kwăn1[to] call back [sb]'s khwan (vital spirit)2khwan-calling chant
The elder conducting the ceremony has a beautiful and pleasant voice when he recites the soul-calling chant.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ฮ้องขวัญhóng kwănฮ้องขวัญhóng kwăn[to] call back [sb]'s khwan (vital spirit)