เดชะ(day-chá)

Meanings

1NounC1

power; might (formal/literary)

Power or influence, often seen as protective or sacred.

Examples

ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขวัญกำลังใจkwăn gam-lang-jaiขวัญกำลังใจkwăn gam-lang-jai1morale2encouragement; morale boostที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirableเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เดชะday-cháเดชะday-chá1power; might (formal/literary)2by virtue of; thanks to; owing to (formal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่ทัพmâe tápแม่ทัพmâe tápgeneral; army commander
The soldiers had high morale because they believed in the influential power of their general.
2PrepositionC1

by virtue of; thanks to; owing to (formal)

A formal word meaning 'thanks to' or 'by the power/grace of' someone or something. Often seen in phrases like 'เดชะบุญเดชะบุญday-chá bunfortunately; by good fortune' ('thanks to one's merit').

Examples

เดชะบุญday-chá bunเดชะบุญday-chá bunfortunately; by good fortuneที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wet; make wet
Thanks to our good fortune that the rain stopped, we were able to get home without getting wet.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เดชะฯday-cháเดชะฯday-cháby the power/grace of; thanks to (formal; abbr.)

by the power/grace of; thanks to (formal; abbr.)

อานุภาพaa-nú-pâapอานุภาพaa-nú-pâap1might; formidable power2potency; efficacy
  • might; formidable power
  • potency; efficacy
อาศัยaa-săiอาศัยaa-săi1by; by means of (formal)2[to] rely on; depend on; make use of3[to] live; reside; stay (temporarily)
  • by; by means of (formal)
  • [to] rely on; depend on; make use of
  • [to] live; reside; stay (temporarily)
เดชdèetเดชdèet1auspicious influence; protective virtue2power; might (often supernatural or auspicious)
  • auspicious influence; protective virtue
  • power; might (often supernatural or auspicious)
อำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1influence2force; might3jurisdiction; legal authority4power; authority
  • influence
  • force; might
  • jurisdiction; legal authority
  • power; authority