ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga), possibly via Thai สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn). Compare Pali sagga. Cognate with Lao ສະຫວັນ (sa huan), Lü ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.wan˨˦/

Noun

ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺ • (sa-wǎn)

  1. heaven[1]
  2. paradise; place or state of supreme happiness.

References

  1. ^ Rungrueangsi, Udom (January 2004) พจนานุกรมล้านนา ~ ไทย: ฉบับแม่ฟ้าหลวง [Northern Thai-Thai Dictionary - Princess Mother Volume] (in Thai), Chiangmai: Chiang Mai University, →ISBN, page 718
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