สาง
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | สาง s ā ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǎang |
| Royal Institute | sang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /saːŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Compare Lao ສາງ (sāng, “ghost, spirit”), Ahom 𑜏𑜂𑜫 (saṅ, “creator, Brahma, god”), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥒᥴ (sáang, “deity, god”), Shan သၢင် (sǎang, “creator, Brahma, god”). Sathiankoset (1960) also compared it with Chinese 聖 / 圣 (shèng, “holy, sacred”)[1]
Alternative forms
- สัง (sǎng)
Noun
สาง • (sǎang)
Derived terms
- ผีสาง
- ผีสางนางไม้
- สางเขียว
References
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Compare Old Khmer *rāṅ, rāṅ, rāṅṅ (“to grow light, to dawn; to rise up; auroral, dim”); Old Khmer slāṅ (“colourless; pale; pallid”); Modern Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “auroral; dim; early”); Modern Khmer ស្លាំង (slang, “colourless; pale”), ស្រាំង (srang, “colourless; pale”).
Verb
สาง • (sǎang) (abstract noun การสาง)
- (of a charge, accusation, problem, error, etc) to make clear; to clear up; to explain; to solve.
- (of hair) to make less messy by (or as if by) combing.
- (of a dawn, morning, etc) to break; to crack; to begin to grow light in the morning.
Noun
สาง • (sǎang)
Derived terms
- รุ่งสาง
- สะสาง
See also
Etymology 3
Uncertain. Perhaps corruption of ช้าง (cháang).
Noun
สาง • (sǎang)
- (somewhat archaic) elephant.
Synonyms
- (elephant) See ช้าง (cháang).
Etymology 4
Uncertain.
Noun
สาง • (sǎang)