แก้บน(gâe bon)
Meanings
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[to] make the promised offering to a deity after a wish is granted
to fulfill a promise or vow made to a deity, spirit, or sacred object, typically done after a wish has been granted.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)แก้บนgâe bonแก้บนgâe bon[to] make the promised offering to a deity after a wish is grantedที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; once (clause)2after; subsequent to (time)สอบเข้าsòp kâoสอบเข้าsòp kâo[to] take/sit an entrance examรมromรมrom1fumigation; smoking (process)2[to] chemically darken (metal); patinate3[to] fumigate; smoke-treatหาhăaหาhăa1[to] seek out; contact2[to] earn (money); make a living3[to] visit; go see4[to] look for; search for5[to] find (after searching)6[to] get; procureวิทยาลัยwít-tá-yaa-laiวิทยาลัยwít-tá-yaa-laicollege; instituteได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedตามที่dtaam têeตามที่dtaam têe1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] wish for; pray for2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] request; ask for [sth]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)
He went to fulfill his vow at the temple after getting into the university he had wished for.
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แม่mâeกำลังgam-langเตรียมdtriiamของkŏngไปbpaiแก้บนgâe bonที่têeศาลเจ้าsăan jâoเพราะpráwธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtของkŏngครอบครัวkrôp kruuaดีขึ้นdee kêunมากmâak
Mom is preparing offerings to fulfill a vow at the shrine because the family business has improved a lot.
การแก้gaan gâeบนbonสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panเชิงcherngแลกเปลี่ยนlâek bplìianระหว่างrá-wàangมนุษย์má-nútกับgàpอำนาจam-nâatเหนือธรรมชาติnĕuua tam-má-châatซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaที่têeหยั่งรากลึกyàng râak léukในnaiสังคมไทยsăng-kom tai
Fulfilling a vow reflects the reciprocal relationship between humans and supernatural powers, a belief that is deeply rooted in Thai society.
แม้máeจะjàยังyangไม่mâiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètตามที่dtaam têeบนบานbon-baanไว้wáiทั้งหมดtáng mòtแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiไปbpaiแก้บนgâe bonบางส่วนbaang sùuanก่อนgònเพราะpráwรู้สึกrúu-sèukไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiที่têeติดค้างdtìt káangสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng sàk-sìtไว้wáiนานnaan
Even though he hadn't achieved everything he had vowed for, he decided to partially fulfill the vow first because he felt uneasy about owing the sacred being for a long time.
Word Breakdown
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แก้บนgâe bonแก้บนgâe bon[to] make the promised offering to a deity after a wish is granted