ສ່ອງ

Cognate with Thai Thai ส่อง (sɔ̀ng).

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sɔːŋ˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sɔːŋ˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ສ່ອງ
• Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

ສ່ອງ • (sǭng) (abstract noun ການສ່ອງ)

1. to look (through/at), peer, scrutinize

   ສ່ອງກະຈົກ ― sǭngka chok ― to look in a mirror

   ສ່ອງກ້ອງ ― sǭngkǭng ― to look through binoculars

2. to shine, emit light

   ສ່ອງແສງ ― sǭngsǣng ― to light up

   ສ່ອງທາງ ― sǭngthāng ― to illuminate a path

3. to skim off impurities

   ສ່ອງນ້ຳມັນ ― sǭngnam man ― to skim oil

ສ່ອງ • (sǭng)

1. bright, clear, limpid

   ແດດສ່ອງ ― dǣtsǭng ― bright sunlight

   ນ້ຳສ່ອງ ― namsǭng ― clear water

• ກ້ອງສ່ອງ (kǭng sǭng) — telescope, binoculars
• ແວ່ນສ່ອງ (wǣn sǭng) — lens
• ໂຄມສ່ອງ (khōm sǭng) — spotlight
• ສ່ອງສອດ (sǭng sǭt) — to investigate

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.