เสาขวัญ(săo kwăn)
Meanings
1NounC1
auspicious pillar; foundation pillar
an auspicious pillar or foundation pillar, traditionally erected first during a Thai house-building ceremony to bring good fortune to the inhabitants
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เราจะทำrao jà tamเราจะทำrao jà tamwe will do [it]พิธีpí-teeพิธีpí-tee1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolยกyókยกyók1[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)2[to] hold; conduct (event/ceremony); stage (a bout)3[to] waive; exempt; suspend4classifier: bout; round5[to] give; dedicate; donate6[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)7[to] lift; raiseเสาขวัญsăo kwănเสาขวัญsăo kwănauspicious pillar; foundation pillarเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านใหม่bâan màiบ้านใหม่bâan màinew house/home
Tomorrow our family will hold a ceremony to erect the auspicious foundation pillar to build a new house.
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เสาขวัญsăo kwănเสาขวัญsăo kwănauspicious pillar; foundation pillar