เสาหลักเมือง(săo làk meuuang)
Meanings
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city pillar
the city’s main pillar, seen as the spiritual heart of the city, usually housed in a shrine.
Examples
นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceจังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ไปไหว้bpai wâiไปไหว้bpai wâi[to] go pay respects; go make offeringsขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchเสาหลักเมืองsăo làk meuuangเสาหลักเมืองsăo làk meuuangcity pillar
Most tourists who come to this province usually go to the city pillar shrine to make a wish and ask for blessings.
Word Breakdown
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เสาหลักเมืองsăo làk meuuangเสาหลักเมืองsăo làk meuuangcity pillar