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How to say guardian spirit of a place
in Thai
เจ้าที่
jâo-tîi
guardian spirit of a place
jâo fallingtîi falling
Lord + place. Before moving in, building or even picnicking somewhere, people ask the เจ้าที่ for permission.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ขออนุญาตเจ้าที่ก่อนkǎaw à-nú-yâat jâo-tîi gàawnAsk the spirit's permission first.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Spirit houses: rent for the land's first owner
From the same situation: Merit, monks and luck
- บุญmerit
- บาปsin, demerit
- กรรมkarma
- บูชาto worship; to buy (an amulet, image) respectfully
- ศีลBuddhist precept
- ปล่อยปลาto release fish (for merit)
- การthe act of … (makes verbs into nouns)
- ตักบาตรto give alms to monks
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