เป็นเจ้า(bpen jâo)

Meanings

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[to] be possessed [by a spirit]

To be possessed by a spirit or deity, often in a ritual or spiritual context.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพิธีpí-teeพิธีpí-tee1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolคนทรงkon songคนทรงkon songspirit mediumก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentตัวสั่นdtuua sànตัวสั่นdtuua sàn[to] tremble; [to] shiverชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâo[to] be possessed [by a spirit]
When the ceremony began, the medium started shaking. The villagers said he was being possessed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsPart 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
เป็นเจ้าbpen jâoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâo[to] be possessed [by a spirit]