ຊຽງ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [siːə̯ŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [siːə̯ŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຊຽງ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 城 (MC dzyeng, “city”). Cognate with Thai เชียง (chiiang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lü ᦵᦋᧂ (tseng).

Noun

ຊຽງ • (sīang)

  1. city, town
  2. prince
See also

Etymology 2

Adjective

ຊຽງ • (sīang) (abstract noun ຄວາມຊຽງ)

  1. good, kind
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