เจ้าเรือน(jâo reuuan)

Meanings

1NounB2

householder; head of household

the person who owns or is in charge of a house; the head of the household

Examples

ในฐานะnai tăa-náในฐานะnai tăa-náas; in the capacity/role ofเจ้าเรือนjâo reuuanเจ้าเรือนjâo reuuan1householder; head of household2household guardian spirit3ruler of a house/sign (astrology)คุณป้าkun bpâaคุณป้าkun bpâa1aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)2ma’am; auntie (polite address to an older woman)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòo1living conditions; standard of living2well-being; welfare3everyday life; day-to-day livingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)
As the head of the household, my aunt has to take care of the well-being of everyone in the house.
2NounC1

household guardian spirit

the tutelary spirit believed to protect a dwelling; often invoked as in the phrase เจ้าบ้านเจ้าเรือนเจ้าบ้านเจ้าเรือนjâao bâan jâao reuuanguardian spirit of a house

Examples

ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)เข้าอยู่kâo yòoเข้าอยู่kâo yòo[to] move inบ้านใหม่bâan màiบ้านใหม่bâan màinew house/homeเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofไหว้เจ้าwâi jâoไหว้เจ้าwâi jâo1[to] worship deities; make ritual offerings (esp. Chinese-Thai)2worship ceremony; deity-offering riteบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เจ้าเรือนjâo reuuanเจ้าเรือนjâo reuuan1householder; head of household2household guardian spirit3ruler of a house/sign (astrology)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; 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)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Before moving into a new house, we should pay respects to the house spirit to ask for protection first.
3NounC1

ruler of a house/sign (astrology)

in astrology, the planet regarded as the lord or ruler of a particular astrological house or zodiac sign

Examples

หมอดูmŏr dooหมอดูmŏr doofortune-teller; seerบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatดาวอังคารdaao ang-kaanดาวอังคารdaao ang-kaanMars (the planet)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsดาวเจ้าเรือนdaao jâo reuuanดาวเจ้าเรือนdaao jâo reuuanruling planet (astrology)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsราศีraa-sĕeราศีraa-sĕe1zodiac sign; astrological sign2aura; radiance; auspicious glowเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
The astrologer said that Mars is the ruling planet of my zodiac sign.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title5classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)6you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)Part 1
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เรือนreuuanเรือนreuuan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier (ships/boats; houses—formal/lit.)3body; figure (formal/lit.)Part 2
เจ้าเรือนjâo reuuanเจ้าเรือนjâo reuuanhouseholder; head of household