ทรงสังขาร(song săng-kăan)

Meanings

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[to] sustain one's physical body; [to] keep oneself alive

to sustain one's physical body or health; to keep oneself alive, especially when struggling with weakness, old age, or illness

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanป่วยหนักbpùuai nàkป่วยหนักbpùuai nàk[to] be seriously illมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทรงสังขารsong săng-kăanทรงสังขารsong săng-kăan[to] sustain one's physical body; [to] keep oneself aliveเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเจอหน้าjer nâaเจอหน้าjer nâa1[to] meet; see [sb] in person2[to] face/confront [sb] in personหลานชายlăan chaaiหลานชายlăan chaai1nephew2grandson
Grandma was very sick, but she still tried to sustain her body to wait and see her grandson.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5[royal] honorific prefix; royal auxiliaryPart 1
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สังขารsăng-kăanสังขารsăng-kăan1the body; physical condition2conditioned phenomena (Buddhist)Part 2
ทรงสังขารsong săng-kăanทรงสังขารsong săng-kăan[to] sustain one's physical body; [to] keep oneself alive