Where does “ตุ๊กตาเสียกบาล” come from?
ตุ๊กตาเสียกบาล (Thai) comes from Thai ตุ๊กตา, from Old Khmer tuktar.
ตุ๊กตาเสียกบาล (Thai): doll offered to a ghost when a child comes down with an illness believed to be caused by the ghost, in hope that the ghost would harm or take away the doll instead of the child
Definitions
- doll offered to a ghost when a child comes down with an illness believed to be caused by the ghost, in hope that the ghost would harm or take away the doll instead of the child
Ancestry of “ตุ๊กตาเสียกบาล”, step by step
ตุ๊กตาเสียกบาล traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ตุ๊กตา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ตุ๊กตา | doll; example; illustration; model; paradigm;... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | tuktar | — |
via Thai เสีย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เสีย | to degenerate; to deteriorate; to worsen; to... |