သႅၼ်

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɛːnᴬ¹ (“one hundred thousand”).[1]

Cognate with Thai แสน (sɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lao ແສນ (sǣn), Lü ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen), Tai Nüa ᥔᥦᥢᥴ (sáen), Phake ꩬိၺ် (siñ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜐𑜫 (siñ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰɛn˨˦/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Numeral

သႅၼ် • (sěn)

  1. hundred thousand

References

  1. ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Humanistic Studies, The State University of New York at Albany
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