เจ้าเขา(jâo kăo)
Meanings
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mountain spirit; tutelary of a mountain
a guardian or tutelary spirit believed to dwell on or protect a mountain (traditional belief; often in the set phrase เจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoguardian spirits of forests and mountains)
Examples
ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)เดินป่าdern bpàaเดินป่าdern bpàa1[to] hike; trek (in the forest/jungle)2trekking; forest hikeชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)บอกกล่าวbòk glàaoบอกกล่าวbòk glàao1[to] inform; notify; tell2[to] announce; make knownเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoเจ้าป่าเจ้าเขาjâo bpàa jâo kăoguardian spirits of forests and mountainsเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerความคุ้มครองkwaam kúm krongความคุ้มครองkwaam kúm krong1protection/safeguarding2coverage (insurance/legal)
Before hiking, villagers often pay respect to the spirits of the forest and mountains to ask for protection.
Word Breakdown
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เจ้าเขาjâo kăoเจ้าเขาjâo kăomountain spirit; tutelary of a mountain