เสวย
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- เสพย์ (sèep)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Khmer svoya, svoyya, soya, or Angkorian Old Khmer svey (“to enjoy; to partake; to experience; to suffer; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្វោយ (svaoy), សោយ (saoy).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | เสวย e s w y | |
Phonemic | สะ-เหฺวย s a – e h ̥ w y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sà-wə̌əi |
Royal Institute | sa-woei | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.wɤːj˩˩˦/(R) |
Verb
[edit]เสวย • (sà-wə̌əi) (abstract noun การเสวย)
- (used of gods and royals) to consume; to eat; to take; to drink.
- (used of gods and royals) to own; possess; to come into possession.
- (elegant, literary, poetic) to experience; to undergo.
- (elegant, literary, poetic) to enjoy; to receive pleasure or benefit (from).