เดช

dèet

Meanings

1NounB2

power; might (often supernatural or auspicious)

great power or authority, often with an auspicious or supernatural sense

Examples

กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàt1sovereign; monarch (formal/lit.)2king; monarch (male)พระองค์prá ongพระองค์prá ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5royal person/body (hon.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)เดชdèetเดชdèet1auspicious influence; protective virtue2power; might (often supernatural or auspicious)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofขุนนางkŭn naangขุนนางkŭn naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialทั้งหลายtáng lăaiทั้งหลายtáng lăai1all; all the2everyone; all of you/them3various; many kinds (literary/ritual)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be differentยำเกรงyam-grayngยำเกรงyam-grayng[to] revere; fear respectfully
This king possesses such great power that all the nobles are in awe.
2NounC1

auspicious influence; protective virtue

meritorious or sacred influence believed to bring protection, blessings, or prestige

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...เดชdèetเดชdèet1auspicious influence; protective virtue2power; might (often supernatural or auspicious)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)คุ้มครองkúm krongคุ้มครองkúm krong1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policyให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitพ้นภัยpón paiพ้นภัยpón pai[to] be safe from danger; [to] escape danger
Villagers believe the revered monk’s sacred influence protects them from harm.

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