Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɛːnᴬ¹ (one hundred thousand) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lao ແສນ (sǣn), ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen), Shan သႅၼ် (sěn), Tai Nüa ᥔᥦᥢᥴ (sáen), Phake ꩬိၺ် (siñ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜐𑜫 (siñ). Compare to Middle Chinese 千 *sen (thousand).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicแสน
æ s n
RomanizationPaiboonsɛ̌ɛn
Royal Institutesaen
(standard) IPA(key)/sɛːn˩˩˦/(R)

Numeral edit

แสน (sɛ̌ɛn)

  1. hundred thousand.

Synonyms edit

Adverb edit

แสน (sɛ̌ɛn)

  1. very, so; extremely, greatly; truly, really.

Noun edit

แสน (sɛ̌ɛn)

  1. (historical) a high military rank in feudal Northern Thailand.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Khmer: សេន (sēna)
  • Burmese: သိန်း (sin:) (possibly)