ไสยเวท
sǎi-yá-wêt
Meanings
1NounB2
occult magic; sorcery
occult magic or sorcery in traditional belief, including practices like black magic, love charms, and incantations
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònคนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònpeople from the pastเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesไสยเวทsǎi-yá-wêtไสยเวทsǎi-yá-wêt1occult magic; sorcery2occult; magical (attributive)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamritual; riteเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปัดเป่าbpàt bpàoปัดเป่าbpàt bpào[to] drive away [sth bad]; dispelสิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2matter; issue3classifier for matters/cases (formal)ชั่วร้ายchûua ráaiชั่วร้ายchûua ráai1evil; wicked2malicious; harmful
People in the old days believed in sorcery and often had rituals to ward off evil.
2NounB2
occult; magical (attributive)
relating to occult magic or sorcery; used attributively to modify a noun
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังผีnăng pĕeหนังผีnăng pĕeghost movie; supernatural horror filmไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4square; right angle (90°)5scene; setting (of an event)การทำพิธีgaan tam pí-teeการทำพิธีgaan tam pí-teeconducting a ceremony/ritualไสยเวทsǎi-yá-wêtไสยเวทsǎi-yá-wêt1occult magic; sorcery2occult; magical (attributive)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/slotดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeน่ากลัวnâa gluuaน่ากลัวnâa gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremely
In Thai horror movies, there are often scenes of scary occult rituals.
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ไสยเวทsǎi-yá-wêtไสยเวทsǎi-yá-wêtoccult magic; sorcery