Thai

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Etymology

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Probably from Old Khmer sanven (pit for cockfights; arena).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสังเวียน
s ạ ŋ e w ī y n
Phonemic
สัง-เวียน
s ạ ŋ – e w ī y n
RomanizationPaiboonsǎng-wiian
Royal Institutesang-wian
(standard) IPA(key)/saŋ˩˩˦.wia̯n˧/(R)

Noun

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สังเวียน (sǎng-wiian)

  1. cockpit: place for cockfights.
  2. (by extension) place where a fight or competition takes place: ring, arena, theatre (of war), seat (of war), field (of conflict), etc.

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