แก้กรรม
gâe gam
Meanings
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[to] counteract bad karma
to perform good deeds or rituals to neutralize or lessen the negative effects of past bad karma.
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...การทำบุญgaan tam bunการทำบุญgaan tam bun1merit-making ceremony/event2merit-making (Buddhist practice)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการแก้gaan gâeการแก้gaan gâesolving; fixing; correctionกรรมgamกรรมgam1karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)2deed; act (with moral weight)3fate; consequence; retribution4damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)อย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one hand
Some Thai people believe that making merit at the temple is one way to resolve bad karma.
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Word Breakdown
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แก้กรรมgâe gamแก้กรรมgâe gam[to] counteract bad karma