ไสย(săi)
Meanings
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occult; magical
relating to the occult, magic, or the supernatural; commonly used as a prefix-like element in compounds (e.g., ไสยศาสตร์ไสยศาสตร์săi-yà-sàat1occultism; superstition; magic2black magic; harmful occult practices, ไสยเวทไสยเวทsǎi-yá-wêt1occult magic; sorcery2occult; magical (attributive))
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoไสยศาสตร์săi-yà-sàatไสยศาสตร์săi-yà-sàat1occultism; superstition; magic2black magic; harmful occult practicesเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jai1[to] understand [sth] (by studying/thinking)2[to] reach a mutual understanding (with [sb]); clear things up3[to] brief/explain to ensure understandingความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamritual; riteและláeและláeand (coordinating)อำนาจam-nâatอำนาจam-nâat1influence2force; might3jurisdiction; legal authority4power; authorityลี้ลับlée lápลี้ลับlée láp1mysterious; arcane; occult2mystery; the occult (literary)
He studies occultism to understand beliefs about rituals and hidden powers.