ชนม์
chon
Meanings
1NounC1
life; lifespan (lit./hon.)
life or lifespan, used in formal or literary contexts, chiefly in compounds (e.g., ชนมพรรษา ‘a monarch’s age’)
Examples
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concertถวายพระพรtà-wăai prá ponถวายพระพรtà-wăai prá pon[to] offer royal blessings/good wishesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭuaพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭua1His Majesty the King (Thailand)2the King (honorific reference)ทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)พระชนมพรรษาprá-chon-má-pan-săaพระชนมพรรษาprá-chon-má-pan-săaroyal age (of a monarch)ยิ่งยืนนานyîng yeun naanยิ่งยืนนานyîng yeun naanlong-lasting; forevermore
The people join together to wish His Majesty the King a long life.