เสกคาถา
sèk kaa-tăa
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] cast a spell; [to] chant an incantation
To recite a magic spell or incantation, often to make something happen.
Examples
แม่มดmâe mótแม่มดmâe mót1witch (female)2witch (gender-neutral, informal/extended)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเสกคาถาsèk kaa-tăaเสกคาถาsèk kaa-tăa[to] cast a spell; [to] chant an incantationให้น้ำhâi náamให้น้ำhâi náam1[to] water [sth]2[to] give water [to sb/sth]3[to] give [sb] IV fluids (drip)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer/power supply (slang)เดือดdèuuatเดือดdèuuat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heated3fierce; high-intensity (sports, markets)
The witch is chanting a spell to make the water in the pot boil.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ร่ายมนตร์râai monร่ายมนตร์râai mon[to] cast a spell; [to] chant an incantation
[to] cast a spell; [to] chant an incantation
ร่ายคาถาrâai kaa-tăaร่ายคาถาrâai kaa-tăa[to] chant an incantation; cast a spell
[to] chant an incantation; cast a spell
ร่ายเวทrâai wêtร่ายเวทrâai wêt[to] cast a spell; chant a magical incantation
[to] cast a spell; chant a magical incantation
บริกรรมคาถาbò-rí-gam kaa-tăaบริกรรมคาถาbò-rí-gam kaa-tăa[to] chant a spell; [to] recite an incantation
[to] chant a spell; [to] recite an incantation
ท่องคาถาtông kaa-tăaท่องคาถาtông kaa-tăa[to] recite/chant an incantation or mantra
[to] recite/chant an incantation or mantra
Word Breakdown
เสกsèkเสกsèk1[to] conjure; enchant2[to] make happen as if by magic3[to] bless; consecrate (ritually)Part 1
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เสกคาถาsèk kaa-tăaเสกคาถาsèk kaa-tăa[to] cast a spell; [to] chant an incantation