เมืองแถน(meuuang tăen)
Meanings
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mythical Tai sky realm/city
A legendary city or sky realm in the folklore of Tai-speaking peoples, ruled by the sky deity แถนแถนtăen1sky deity; heavenly god (Tai folklore)2heaven; the sky (poetic/regional); central in origin myths like Khun Borom. Not the same as เมืองแถง (with ง), a historical name for Điện Biên Phủ/Mường Thanh.
Examples
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàethe elderly; eldersเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rùtบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rùtancestor; forebearของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toเมืองแถนmeuuang tăenเมืองแถนmeuuang tăenmythical Tai sky realm/cityบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2heaven; divine realm3light blue; sky blue
The elders say that our ancestors came from the sky realm of Muang Thaen.
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เมืองแถนmeuuang tăenเมืองแถนmeuuang tăenmythical Tai sky realm/city