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| กวย guayM |  |
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| 1. | [Western Thai dialect] basket |
| 2. | [of สุรินทร์  (Surin Province)] a traditional sacred village rite depicting the locals' way of life along with an act of "Pa-Gam Ghost Worshipping"—part of Surin's famous annual Elephant Round-up Festival |
| 3. | [of สุรินทร์ (Surin Province)] a mahout or elephant-driver who is very masterful with the arduous routine of training and taming wild elephants |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กวย |
| IPA | kuaj |
| Royal Thai General System | kuai |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | [Western Thai dialect] basket | ||
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| 2. [proper noun, event, loanword, Khmer] | |||
| definition | [of สุรินทร์ (Surin Province)] a traditional sacred village rite depicting the locals' way of life along with an act of "Pa-Gam Ghost Worshipping"—part of Surin's famous annual Elephant Round-up Festival | ||
| related word | พิธีเซ่นผีปะกำ | phiH theeM senF pheeR bpaL gamM | [กวย (Suay) language] [of สุรินทร์ (Surin Province)] an auspicious act or ceremony of worshipping a family's guardian spirit by the animistic กวย (Suay) people before, for example, getting married or looping the elephants. (See Notes for an additional Thai anecdote). |
| 3. [noun, proper noun, person, loanword, Khmer] | |||
| definition | [of สุรินทร์ (Surin Province)] a mahout or elephant-driver who is very masterful with the arduous routine of training and taming wild elephants | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
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