Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Khmer ស្រួល (sruəl, easy, simple, comfortable; to laugh); ultimately from Western Cham srual (to amuse; to diverse). Extended as Khmer សំរួល (sɑmruəl), from which Thai สำรวล derives.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสรวล
s r w l
Phonemic
สวน
s w n
RomanizationPaiboonsǔuan
Royal Institutesuan
(standard) IPA(key)/sua̯n˩˩˦/(R)
Homophonesสวน

Verb

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สรวล (sǔuan) (abstract noun การสรวล)

  1. (elegant, chiefly used of gods, high priests, or royal persons) to laugh; to smile.

Noun

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สรวล (sǔuan)

  1. (of gods, high priests, or royal persons) (พระ~) laugh; smile.

Derived terms

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