สุวาน
Thai
Alternative forms
- ศวาน (sà-waan)
Etymology
From Pali suvāna (“dog”). Compare with Lao ສຸວານ (su wān).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | สุวาน s u w ā n | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | สุ-วาน s u – w ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sù-waan |
| Royal Institute | su-wan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /su˨˩.waːn˧/(R) | |
Noun
สุวาน • (sù-waan)
- (elegant) dog.
- (Buddhism) clerk of the Naraka hell, bearing the duty to keep records about living beings, such as births and deaths, merits and sins, etc.
Synonyms
- (dog) See หมา (mǎa).