สังเวย(săng-woei)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] offer in sacrifice

to offer something (e.g., an animal, object, or food) as a sacrifice in a religious or ritual context

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useไก่ต้มgài dtômไก่ต้มgài dtômboiled chickenไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สังเวยsăng-woeiสังเวยsăng-woei1[to] be lost as a sacrifice/price2[to] offer in sacrificeศาลเจ้าsăan jâoศาลเจ้าsăan jâo1shrine2Shinto shrineก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toงานประจำปีngaan bprà-jam bpeeงานประจำปีngaan bprà-jam bpeeannual event; yearly fair/festival
Villagers brought boiled chicken to offer as a sacrifice at the shrine before the annual event began.
2VerbC1

[to] be lost as a sacrifice/price

to be lost, given up, or claimed (e.g., lives, resources) as the price or consequence of an event or action (figurative)

Examples

โครงการก่อสร้างkroong gaan gò sâangโครงการก่อสร้างkroong gaan gò sâangconstruction projectล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slowจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightสังเวยsăng-woeiสังเวยsăng-woei1[to] be lost as a sacrifice/price2[to] offer in sacrificeงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (allocated funds)2budget (financial plan)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ก้อนgônก้อนgôn1lump; chunk; clump2nodule; lump (medical)3classifier: lumps/chunksใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)
The construction project was delayed to the point that a large chunk of the budget had to be sacrificed.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

บูชายัญboo-chaa yanบูชายัญboo-chaa yan1[to] sacrifice [sb/sth] in a ritual2ritual sacrifice (the act)3sacrificial offering
  • [to] sacrifice [sb/sth] in a ritual
  • ritual sacrifice (the act)
  • sacrificial offering
สละsà-làสละsà-là1[to] relinquish; renounce; give up2[to] sacrifice3salak; snake fruit4[to] peel (fruit)
  • [to] relinquish; renounce; give up
  • [to] sacrifice
  • salak; snake fruit
  • [to] peel (fruit)
พลีpleeพลีplee1[to] sacrifice; dedicate; give up2sacrifice; ritual offering3[to] perform a ritual offering (for herbs)
  • [to] sacrifice; dedicate; give up
  • sacrifice; ritual offering
  • [to] perform a ritual offering (for herbs)
บวงสรวงbuuang sǔuangบวงสรวงbuuang sǔuang1[to] perform a consecration/propitiatory rite2consecratory offering ceremony
  • [to] perform a consecration/propitiatory rite
  • consecratory offering ceremony
เซ่นsênเซ่นsên1[to] make ritual offerings2[to] appease (figurative)
  • [to] make ritual offerings
  • [to] appease (figurative)