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gɛ̂ɛ-bonMeaning
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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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแก้บนgɛ̂ɛ-bonแก้บนgɛ̂ɛ-bon[to] make the promised offering to a deity after a wish is grantedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)สอบเข้าsɔ̀ɔp-kâoสอบเข้าsɔ̀ɔp-kâo[to] take/sit an entrance examรมromรมrom1[to] fumigate; smoke-treat2fumigation; smoking (process)3[to] chemically darken (metal); patinateหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactวิทยาลัยwít-tá-yaa-laiวิทยาลัยwít-tá-yaa-laicollege; instituteได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตามที่dtaam-tîiตามที่dtaam-tîi1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[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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แม่mɛ̂ɛกำลังgam-langเตรียมdtriiamของkɔ̌ɔngไปbpaiแก้บนgɛ̂ɛ-bonที่tîiศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoเพราะprɔ́ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nมากmâak
Mom is preparing offerings to fulfill a vow at the shrine because the family business has improved a lot.
การแก้gaan-gɛ̂ɛบนbonสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panเชิงchəəngแลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianระหว่างrá-wàangมนุษย์má-nútกับgàpอำนาจam-nâatเหนือธรรมชาติnʉ̌ʉa-tam-má-châatซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaที่tîiหยั่งรากลึกyàng-râak-lʉ́kในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
Fulfilling a vow reflects the reciprocal relationship between humans and supernatural powers, a belief that is deeply rooted in Thai society.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàยังyangไม่mâiประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètตามที่dtaam-tîiบนบานbon-baanไว้wáiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiไปbpaiแก้บนgɛ̂ɛ-bonบางส่วนbaang-sùuanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jaiที่tîiติดค้างdtìt-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.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteract[to] fix; solve; correctPart 1
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แก้บนgɛ̂ɛ-bonแก้บนgɛ̂ɛ-bon[to] make the promised offering to a deity after a wish is granted[to] make the promised offering to a deity after a wish is grantedWord