Thai edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali sa- (its own; self) + sāra (substance; essence). Cognate with Lao ສະສານ (sa sān).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสสาร
s s ā r
Phonemic
สะ-สาน
s a – s ā n
[bound form]
สะ-สาน-ระ-
s a – s ā n – r a –
RomanizationPaiboonsà-sǎansà-sǎan-rá-
Royal Institutesa-sansa-san-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.saːn˩˩˦/(R)/sa˨˩.saːn˩˩˦.ra˦˥./

Noun edit

สสาร (sà-sǎan)

  1. matter; substance

Derived terms edit