เซ่น(sên)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] make ritual offerings

to present food, drink, or other items to deities, spirits, or ancestors as part of a ritual or ceremony

Examples

ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)โต๊ะบูชาdtó boo-chaaโต๊ะบูชาdtó boo-chaaaltar tableเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเซ่นsênเซ่นsên1[to] make ritual offerings2[to] appease (figurative)เจ้าที่jâo têeเจ้าที่jâo têe1guardian spirit (of a place)2landowner; property ownerด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitและláeและláeand (coordinating)น้ำชาnám chaaน้ำชาnám chaa1tea (beverage)2(not a classifier)
Before morning, he sets up an altar to present offerings to the land spirits with fruit and tea.
2VerbC1

[to] appease (figurative)

to do or give something as a concession in order to placate someone or to avert blame or misfortune (figurative use)

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเซ่นsênเซ่นsên1[to] make ritual offerings2[to] appease (figurative)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterลดราคาlót raa-kaaลดราคาlót raa-kaa1[to] discount; [to] reduce the price2on sale; discounted3price markdown; discount eventครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng yài1major; large-scale (used with ครั้ง)2big time; severelyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2dead; lifeless (figurative/colloquial)3[to] extinguish; turn offกระแสgrà-săeกระแสgrà-săe1current (water or electricity)2airflow; stream3trend; public opinion4signal; transmissionวิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)
The company had to make a concession by offering a big discount to quell the criticism.

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