ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga), possibly via Thai สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn). Compare Pali sagga. Cognate with Lao ສະຫວັນ (sa huan), Lü ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺.

Pronunciation

Orthographicᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺
Phonemicสะ-หฺวัน
s a – h ̥ w ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonsǎ-wǎn
Royal Institutesa-wan
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/sa˦˦˥.wan˩˩˦/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/sa˦˦˥.wan˩˩˧/

Noun

ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺ • (transliteration needed)

  1. heaven[1]
  2. paradise; place or state of supreme happiness.

References

  1. ^ Rungrueangsi, Udom (January 2004), พจนานุกรมล้านนา ~ ไทย: ฉบับแม่ฟ้าหลวง [Northern Thai-Thai Dictionary - Princess Mother Volume] (in Thai), Chiangmai: Chiang Mai University, →ISBN, page 718
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