เทพเจ้า(têp jâo)

Meanings

1NounB1

deity; god

a deity or divine being, often male in some contexts, worshipped in a religion or belief system

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)เทพเจ้าtêp jâoเทพเจ้าtêp jâo1deity; god2idolized figureที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morning
Villagers worship the deity at the shrine every morning.
2NounB2

idolized figure

a person admired or venerated to an extreme degree (figurative)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วงการwong gaanวงการwong gaanfield; industry; circle; communityบาสbáatบาสbáatbasketball (sport)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ยกให้เป็นyók hâi bpenยกให้เป็นyók hâi bpen1[to] designate; appoint; declare [sb/sth] as [role/status]2[to] regard; hail; credit [sb/sth] as [sth]เทพเจ้าtêp jâoเทพเจ้าtêp jâo1deity; god2idolized figureเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำคะแนนtam ká-naenทำคะแนนtam ká-naen1[to] score; [to] get points2[to] gain favor [with sb]ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเกินgernเกินgern1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)ร้อยróiร้อยrói1one hundred (100)2[to] compose verse; write in poetic form3[to] string; thread; link togetherเกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5bullet (round of ammunition)
In the basketball scene, he's hailed as a god because he scores over a hundred almost every game.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เทพtêhpเทพtêhp1deity; god2deva; celestial being (literary)3divine; godlike4awesome; god-tier (slang)Part 1
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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 2
เทพเจ้าtêp jâoเทพเจ้าtêp jâodeity; god