โชคลาง
chôhk laang
Meanings
1NounB2
omen; portent
a sign or event believed to foretell good or bad luck or future happenings
Examples
ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)แสกsàekแสกsàek1[to] part (hair)2hair part3forehead (poetic/literary)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)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/slotหลังคาบ้านlăng-kaa bâanหลังคาบ้านlăng-kaa bâanhouse roofยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเป็นโชคbpen chôhkเป็นโชคbpen chôhk[to] be lucky; it is fortunateลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinctไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!
This morning, a barn owl came and perched on the roof. Grandma said it was a bad omen.
2NounB2
superstition; belief in omens
the belief system or practice of interpreting omens and auspicious signs
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesโชคลางchôhk laangโชคลางchôhk laang1omen; portent2superstition; belief in omensมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
My grandmother is someone who strongly believes in superstition and omens.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ลางบอกเหตุlaang bòk hètลางบอกเหตุlaang bòk hètomen; portent
omen; portent
สิ่งบอกเหตุsìng bòk hètสิ่งบอกเหตุsìng bòk hètomen; sign
omen; sign
ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct
- omen; sign; portent
- vague; faint; indistinct
นิมิตní-mìtนิมิตní-mìt1sign; omen; portent2vision (spiritual); revelatory dream3image (mental); visualization
- sign; omen; portent
- vision (spiritual); revelatory dream
- image (mental); visualization
Word Breakdown
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โชคลางchôhk laangโชคลางchôhk laangomen; portent