เจ้าที่เจ้าทาง(jâo têe jâo taang)
Meanings
1NounC1
local guardian spirits
Guardian spirits of a specific place (land, pathways) believed to protect the area and receive offerings.
Examples
ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualบอกกล่าวbòk glàaoบอกกล่าวbòk glàao1[to] inform; notify; tell2[to] announce; make knownเจ้าที่เจ้าทางjâo têe jâo taangเจ้าที่เจ้าทางjâo têe jâo taang1local guardian spirits2local gatekeepers/insiders (figurative)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Before building a house, Thai people often perform a ceremony to inform the guardian spirits of the land.
2NounC1
local gatekeepers/insiders (figurative)
Figurative: established local powers or insiders one should acknowledge or win over in a place or organization.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำธุรกิจtam tú-rá-gìtทำธุรกิจtam tú-rá-gìt[to] do business; run/operate a business; engage in commerceที่นี่têe nêeที่นี่têe nêe1here; at this place2this place; the current locationให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitราบรื่นrâap-rêunราบรื่นrâap-rêun1smooth; without problems2harmoniousก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เจ้าที่เจ้าทางjâo têe jâo taangเจ้าที่เจ้าทางjâo têe jâo taang1local guardian spirits2local gatekeepers/insiders (figurative)แถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
If you want your business here to run smoothly, you have to go talk to the local 'insiders' first.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เจ้าที่jâo têeเจ้าที่jâo têe1guardian spirit (of a place)2landowner; property owner
- guardian spirit (of a place)
- landowner; property owner
ผีบ้านผีเรือนpĕe bâan pĕe reuuanผีบ้านผีเรือนpĕe bâan pĕe reuuanhousehold/community guardian spirits
household/community guardian spirits
พระภูมิเจ้าที่prá poom jâo têeพระภูมิเจ้าที่prá poom jâo têehousehold guardian spirit (Thai belief)
household guardian spirit (Thai belief)
เจ้าถิ่นjâo tìnเจ้าถิ่นjâo tìn1local; native; resident2home team; host side3dominant local party
- local; native; resident
- home team; host side
- dominant local party
ผู้พิทักษ์สิงสถิตpôo pí-ták sĭng sà-tìtผู้พิทักษ์สิงสถิตpôo pí-ták sĭng sà-tìtresiding guardian spirit
residing guardian spirit