แห่นางแมว(hàe naang maeo)
Meanings
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rainmaking ritual with a cat
A traditional Thai rain-making ceremony involving parading a cat through a village to ask for rain.
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveพิธีแห่นางแมวpí-tee hàe naang maeoพิธีแห่นางแมวpí-tee hàe naang maeorain-making ritual with a cat processionเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอฝนkŏr fŏnขอฝนkŏr fŏn[to] pray for rain
In the old days, if it didn't rain, the villagers would perform the cat procession ceremony to ask for rain.
Word Breakdown
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แห่นางแมวhàe naang maeoแห่นางแมวhàe naang maeorainmaking ritual with a cat