เรียกขวัญ(rîiak kwăn)

Meanings

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[to] call back the spirit; perform a rite to restore morale

to perform or conduct a ritual to call back a person's khwan (spirit) and restore morale or well-being; to boost someone's spirits

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp1[to] experience; encounter2[to] meet with; be faced withอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightlyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherปลอบใจbplòp jaiปลอบใจbplòp jai1[to] comfort; console2[to] reassure3[to] soothe (emotionally)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกขวัญrîiak kwănเรียกขวัญrîiak kwăn1spirit-calling rite2[to] call back the spirit; perform a rite to restore moraleให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกดีrúu-sèuk deeรู้สึกดีrúu-sèuk dee[to] feel goodขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
After our friend had a minor accident, we comforted him to boost his spirits and help him feel better.
2NounC1

spirit-calling rite

a ritual or ceremony intended to recall a person's khwan (spirit), often performed after shock, illness, or before important events

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp1[to] experience; encounter2[to] meet with; be faced withอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightlyยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualเรียกขวัญrîiak kwănเรียกขวัญrîiak kwăn1spirit-calling rite2[to] call back the spirit; perform a rite to restore moraleให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)ตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened
After a minor accident, his grandmother took him to the temple to perform a khwan-calling ritual to ease his fright.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); namePart 1
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ขวัญkwănขวัญkwăn1spirit; vital essence2morale; courage3gift; souvenir (token of goodwill)4fright; shock (set phrase)5hair whorl; cowlickPart 2
เรียกขวัญrîiak kwănเรียกขวัญrîiak kwăn[to] call back the spirit; perform a rite to restore morale