Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
to invite; to requestcurated
2interj.
please; go ahead (polite invitation)curated
3v.
to respectfully bring, take, or carry (a sacred object or royal item)wiktionary
Built from
From Old Khmer ជេញ (“to meet; to join”), which is extended as Old Khmer ប្រជេញ (“to meet; to confront; etc”), from which Thai ประเชิญ (bprà-chəən) and เผชิญ (pà-chəən) are derived, and as Middle Khmer អញ្ជេញ (“to seek to meet; to invite; to request formally; etc”), from which Thai อัญเชิญ (an-chəən) is derived; or from aphaeresis of Middle Khmer អញ្ជេញ (idem). Perhaps cognate with Lao ເຊີນ (sœ̄n), Khmer ជើញ (cəəñ). Compare Middle Chinese 請 (MC dzjeng|tshjengX|dzjengH, “to request”).