เสวย(sà-wĕoi)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] eat; drink (royal/archaic)

to eat or drink (royal or very formal usage for a king, queen, or high royalty; archaic in general use).

Examples

พระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàtพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt1king; monarch (formal)2classifier: พระองค์ (for a monarch)เสวยsà-wĕoiเสวยsà-wĕoi1[to] eat; drink (royal/archaic)2[to] enjoy; partake of (honorific set phrases)พระกระยาหารprá-grà-yaa-hăanพระกระยาหารprá-grà-yaa-hăanroyal meal (honorific)เช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)เรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâai1simple; plain2modest; unpretentious3minimalistในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangพระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangroyal palace
The king ate a simple breakfast in the palace.
2VerbC1

[to] enjoy; partake of (honorific set phrases)

to enjoy or partake of something in honorific, set, or ceremonial expressions (e.g., เสวยสุขเสวยสุขsà-wŏei sùk[to] live in ease; enjoy comfort and luxury ‘enjoy happiness’; เสวยราชย์เสวยราชย์sà-wĕoi râat[to] ascend the throne (royal) ‘ascend the throne’).

Examples

ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concertอธิษฐ์à-títอธิษฐ์à-tít[to] make a vow; pray earnestlyให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2nationality3life; lifetime (Buddhism)4birth; lineage (lit.)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเสวยสุขsà-wŏei sùkเสวยสุขsà-wŏei sùk[to] live in ease; enjoy comfort and luxuryและláeและláeand (coordinating)ความสงบkwaam sà-ngòpความสงบkwaam sà-ngòp1calmness; tranquility2quiet; stillness3peace (absence of conflict)4public order; law and order (official)อย่างยั่งยืนyàang yâng yeunอย่างยั่งยืนyàang yâng yeunsustainably; enduringly
The people together pray for the nation to enjoy lasting happiness and peace.