เจ้าป่า(jâo bpàa)
Meanings
1NounB2
tiger; king/lord of the forest
A name for the tiger that means 'lord/king of the forest'.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สารคดีsăa-rá-ká-deeสารคดีsăa-rá-ká-dee1documentary (work)2documentary; factual (style)สัตว์โลกsàt lôhkสัตว์โลกsàt lôhk1all living beings2animals (everyday usage)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้เห็นdâai hĕnได้เห็นdâai hĕn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเสือโคร่งsĕuua krôhngเสือโคร่งsĕuua krôhngtigerผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เป็นเจ้าbpen jâoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâo[to] be possessed [by a spirit]ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
In the wildlife documentary, we saw the life of the tiger, the lord of the forest.
2NounC1
forest spirit; guardian spirit of the forest
A guardian spirit believed to rule over or protect a forest; often in the phrase 'เจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoguardian spirits of forests and mountains' (lord of the forest, lord of the mountain).
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònคนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònpeople from the pastเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)เข้าป่าkâo bpàaเข้าป่าkâo bpàa1[to] go into the forest2[to] go underground; [to] join guerrillasต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)ขอขมาkŏr ká-măaขอขมาkŏr ká-măa[to] ask [sb] for forgiveness; make a formal apologyเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoguardian spirits of forests and mountainsก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
People in the old days believed that before entering the forest, one must pay respects and ask for forgiveness from the guardian spirits of the forest and mountains.
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เจ้าป่าjâo bpàaเจ้าป่าjâo bpàatiger; king/lord of the forest