สูง

See also: สั่ง, สิง, สิ่ง, and ส่ง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suːŋᴬ¹ (“high”). Compare Middle Chinese 嵩 (MC sjuwng) or 崧 (MC sjuwng). Cognate with Lao ສູງ (sūng), Northern Thai ᩈᩪᨦ, Lü ᦉᦳᧂ (ṡung), Tai Dam ꪎꪴꪉ, Shan သုင် (sǔng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥒᥴ (súng), Aiton ꩬုင် (suṅ), Phake ꩬုင် (suṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜂𑜫 (suṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสูง
s ū ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǔung
Royal Institutesung
(standard) IPA(key)/suːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

สูง • (sǔung) (abstract noun ความสูง)

  1. tall.
  2. high.

Antonyms

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