ส่อง

From Proto-Tai *soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng, “two”). Cognate with Thai สอง (sɔ̌ɔng), Northern Thai ᩈᩬᨦ, Lao ສອງ (sǭng), Lü ᦉᦸᧂ (ṡoang), Tai Dam ꪎꪮꪉ, Shan သွင် (sǎung), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥒᥴ (sóang), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (soṅ), Zhuang song.

ส่อง (transliteration needed)

1. two

• ถ่อง (tɔ̀ng), ฉ่อง (chɔ̀ɔng)

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩬ᩵ᨦ, Lao ສ່ອງ (sǭng), Lü ᦉᦸᧂᧈ (ṡoang¹), Tai Dam ꪎ꪿ꪮꪉ, Shan သွင်ႇ (sàung) and ထွင်ႇ (thàung), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥒᥱ (sǒang), ᥗᥩᥒᥱ (thǒang) and ᥖᥩᥒᥱ (tǒang), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (soṅ).

ส่อง • (sɔ̀ng) (abstract noun การส่อง)

1. to emit light: to glow, to shine, to beam, to radiate, etc.
2. to look into the dark or look at or observe something in the dark, with the help of a light.
3. to look (at, into, through, etc); to look fixedly or intently; to observe.
4. (slang, of a weapon) to aim, to point; to discharge, to shoot, to fire.