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Noun edit

สุสาน n

  1. Thai script form of susāna (cemetery)

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Etymology edit

From Pali susāna (cemetery; graveyard), from Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāna, idem). Cognate with Khmer សុសាន (sosaan), Lao ສຸສານ (su sān).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสุสาน
s u s ā n
Phonemic
สุ-สาน
s u – s ā n
RomanizationPaiboonsù-sǎan
Royal Institutesu-san
(standard) IPA(key)/su˨˩.saːn˩˩˦/(R)

Noun edit

สุสาน (sù-sǎan) (classifier แห่ง)

  1. place for burial or cremation of the dead: burial ground, cremation ground, etc.
  2. place where obsolete or derelict objects are kept: graveyard, boneyard, cemetery, etc.
    สุสานรถ
    sù-sǎan rót
    automobile graveyard
    สุสานหอย
    sù-sǎan hɔ̌i
    shell cemetery

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