Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit सेव (seva) or Pali seva (service).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicเสพ
e s b
Phonemic
เสบ
e s ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsèep
Royal Institutesep
(standard) IPA(key)/seːp̚˨˩/(R)

Verb edit

เสพ (sèep) (abstract noun การเสพ)

  1. (formal, sometimes elegant) to consume.
    เสพสุรา
    sèep sù-raa
    To drink liquor.
    เสพอาหาร
    sèep aa-hǎan
    To eat food.
  2. (formal, sometimes elegant) to enjoy; to receive pleasure or benefit (from).
    เสพเมถุน
    sèep mee-tǔn
    To have sex.
    มีสุขร่วมเสพ มีทุกข์ร่วมต้าน
    mii sùk rûuam sèep · mii túk rûuam dtâan
    Whenever there is happiness, we enjoy it together. Whenever there is suffering, we endure it together.
  3. (formal, sometimes elegant) to associate; to mingle; to keep company (with).