เทวา(tay-waa)

Meanings

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deity; god; celestial being

a god, deity, or divine being, often used in a formal or literary context.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableโบราณboh-raanโบราณboh-raan1traditional; old-fashioned2in ancient times; in the old days3ancient; antiqueมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-nút1human; human being2humane; compassionateมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toสวดอ้อนวอนsùuat ôn wonสวดอ้อนวอนsùuat ôn wonto pray imploringly; to supplicateต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentเหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3those (when combined with a demonstrative)4classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)เทวาtay-waaเทวาtay-waadeity; god; celestial beingเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessings
In ancient tales, humans often prayed to the deities for blessings.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เทtayเทtay1[to] pour2[to] dump; tip out3[to] go all in; devote fully (slang, with ใจ/เวลา/แรง)4[to] ditch; dump (slang)Part 1
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วาwaaวาwaa1wa (Thai length unit; 2 meters)2square wa (Thai area unit; 4 square meters)Part 2
เทวาtay-waaเทวาtay-waadeity; god; celestial being