เซ่นผี
sêen-pǐiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] make offerings to spirits
to perform a ritual of presenting food, drink, or other offerings to spirits to honor, appease, or seek protection
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ไก่ต้มgài-dtômไก่ต้มgài-dtômboiled chickenไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเซ่นผีsêen-pǐiเซ่นผีsêen-pǐi[to] make offerings to spiritsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoshrine
The villagers brought a boiled chicken to make an offering to the spirits at the shrine.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเริ่มrə̂əmการก่อสร้างgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangคนงานkon-ngaanมักจะmák-jàทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiเซ่นsêenผีเจ้าที่pǐi-jâao-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอkɔ̌ɔความคุ้มครองkwaam-kúm-krɔɔng
Before starting construction, workers often perform a ritual to make offerings to the local spirits for protection.
บางคนbaang-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaถ้าtâaไม่เอาmâi-aoของkɔ̌ɔngไปbpaiเซ่นsêenผีบรรพบุรุษpǐi-ban-pá-bù-rútในnaiวันสำคัญwan-sǎm-kanอาจจะàat-jàเจอjəəเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangไม่ดีmâi-diiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
Some people believe that if they don't make offerings to their ancestors' spirits on important days, something bad might happen.
พิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamการเซ่นผีgaan-sêen-pǐiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโลกหลังความตายlôok-lǎng-kwaam-dtaaiและlɛ́อำนาจam-nâatเหนือธรรมชาติnʉ̌ʉa-tam-má-châatที่tîiหยั่งรากลึกyàng-râak-lʉ́kในnaiวัฒนธรรมไทยwát-tá-ná-tam-tai
The ritual of making offerings to spirits reflects the deep-rooted belief in the afterlife and supernatural powers within Thai culture.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sêen
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เซ่นsêenเซ่นsêen1[to] make ritual offerings2[to] sacrifice; lose [sth] as a price (figurative)3[to] appease (figurative)[to] make ritual offeringsPart 1
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เซ่นผีsêen-pǐiเซ่นผีsêen-pǐi[to] make offerings to spirits[to] make offerings to spiritsWord