Jingjok
How to say blessing chant, incantation
in Thai
คาถา
kaa-tǎa
blessing chant, incantation
kaa midtǎa rising
Pali or Thai verses said under the breath for protection and luck, often finished with a soft blow.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ครูท่องคาถาแล้วเป่าkruu tâawng kaa-tǎa láeo bpàothe kru murmurs a blessing, then blows
From the same situation: Muay Thai camp
- ถีบto push-kick (teep)
- นวมboxing gloves
- ผ้าพันมือhand wraps
- พันto wrap
- กระโดดเชือกto skip rope
- ชกลมto shadowbox
- คางchin
- ลูกศิษย์student, disciple
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches คาถา with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Walk into a Muay Thai camp, greet your kru the right way, follow the pad calls, say how you feel mid-round, join the coconut elbow and the rituals, talk about Muay Thai history and fight night like a fan, bring a karate background in humbly, protect an injured shoulder, and get invited to eat with the fighters.
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