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How to say chofa (temple roof finial)
in Thai
ช่อฟ้า
châaw-fáa
chofa (temple roof finial)
châaw fallingfáa high
The slender bird-like hook at each end of a temple roof ridge. Raising it (ยกช่อฟ้า) is the ceremony that completes a new hall.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ยกช่อฟ้าyók châaw-fáaraise the chofa (completion ceremony)
The culture behind it
CULTURE
How to read a temple
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