ສະຫວັນ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ສວັນ (sa wan) — dated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga). Compare Pali sagga. Cognate with Thai สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn), Lü ᦉᦛᧃ (ṡv̇an), Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ʋan˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ʋan˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ສະ-ຫວັນ
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

ສະຫວັນ • (sa huan)

  1. heaven
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