ไหว้ผี(wâi pĕe)
Meanings
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[to] worship spirits
To pay respect to, worship, or make offerings to ghosts or spirits, often as part of an animist or traditional belief.
Examples
ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจ้างjâangจ้างjâang1[to] hire; employ2[to] commission [sb] to do [sth]3hiring; paid employmentหมอผีmŏ pĕeหมอผีmŏ pĕeshaman; witch doctor; exorcist; sorcererมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)ผีเจ้าที่pĕe jâo têeผีเจ้าที่pĕe jâo têeguardian spirit of a placeก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Before starting to build a new house, he hired a spirit doctor to perform a ceremony to worship the local guardian spirits first.
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ไหว้ผีwâi pĕeไหว้ผีwâi pĕe[to] worship spirits