สั่ง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสั่ง
s ạ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsàng
Royal Institutesang
(standard) IPA(key)/saŋ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *saŋᴮ¹ (to bid; to order), from Proto-Tai *saŋᴮ (to order).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᩈᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ສັ່ງ (sang), ᦉᧂᧈ (ṡang¹), Tai Dam ꪎꪰ꪿ꪉ, Shan သင်ႇ (sàng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥒᥱ (sǎng), Phake ꩬင် (saṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜂𑜫 (saṅ), Zhuang daengq and saengq (dialectal).

Verb

สั่ง • (sàng) (abstract noun การสั่ง)

  1. to order; to command; to direct; to instruct.
  2. to give parting instructions (before leaving someone or before dying, for example).

Noun

สั่ง • (sàng)

  1. order; command; direction; instruction.
    จัดการงานนอก
    jàt gaan-ngaan nɔ̂ɔk sàng
    Management of affairs without mandate
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *saŋᴮ (to blow the nose).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᩈᩢ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ສັ່ງ (sang), Shan သင်ႇ (sàng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥒᥱ (sǎng), Zhuang saengq (as in saengq mug).

Compare Cantonese (sang3).

Verb

สั่ง • (sàng) (abstract noun การสั่ง)

  1. to blow one's nose.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 348