Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᩅ᩵ᩁ, Lao ສ່ວນ (sūan), ᦷᦉᧃᧈ (ṡon¹).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicส่วน
s ˋ w n
RomanizationPaiboonsùuan
Royal Institutesuan
(standard) IPA(key)/sua̯n˨˩/(R)

Noun edit

ส่วน (sùuan)

  1. part; portion; piece.
  2. part; participation; role.
  3. (of an organisation) division; section.
  4. measure; quantity.
  5. side.

Preposition edit

ส่วน (sùuan)

  1. as for; as regards; on the part of.
  2. whilst; whereas.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Khmer: សួន (suən)

See also edit