เจ(jay)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)

Conforming to Chinese Buddhist (jay) dietary rules: no animal flesh or products (including milk, eggs), and avoiding pungent vegetables such as garlic, onion, chive, leek, and shallot; also avoiding foods linked to killing.

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 thatช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodกินเจgin jayกินเจgin jay1[to] eat a jay diet; eat vegan (Thai-Chinese style)2[to] observe the Vegetarian Festival dietงดngótงดngót1[to] refrain; abstain (from)2[to] suspend; cancel; cease (temporarily)เนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1meat; flesh2muscle/meat (by cut or quality)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4content; substantive matter5core/body of an object6human body (skin and flesh)7body; flesh (of a person/animal)8classifier: pieces of meat9flesh; pulp (of fruit)นมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)3dairy; milky (used before nouns)ไข่kàiไข่kài1[to] lay eggs; spawn2testicles (vulgar/slang)3egg4zero score (slang, sports/exams)และláeและláeand (coordinating)กระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)หัวหอมhŭua hŏmหัวหอมhŭua hŏm1onion (bulb onion)2shallot (Thai usage); sometimes green onionด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
Mom said we’re eating jay now, avoiding meat, milk, eggs, and also garlic and onions.
2NounB1

jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)

Food prepared according to Chinese Buddhist vegan rules.

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข้าวกล่องkâao glòngข้าวกล่องkâao glòngboxed meal; packed lunchเจjayเจjay1Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)2jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)3[to] eat jay; follow the jay dietขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Tomorrow this shop sells jay (Chinese Buddhist vegan) lunch boxes.
3VerbB1

[to] eat jay; follow the jay diet

To follow the Chinese Buddhist vegan diet, often temporarily for a religious observance or festival.

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ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินเจgin jayกินเจgin jay1[to] eat a jay diet; eat vegan (Thai-Chinese style)2[to] observe the Vegetarian Festival dietเก้าgâoเก้าgâonineวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)เทศกาลกินเจtêt-sà-gaan gin jayเทศกาลกินเจtêt-sà-gaan gin jayVegetarian Festival (Nine Emperor Gods Festival)
This year I will follow the jay vegan diet for nine days during the Vegetarian Festival.