Thai

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New Year card from Switzerland, 1894
 
New Year card from Serbia, 1894

Etymology

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Shortened from ส่ง (sòng, to send) + ความสุข (kwaam-sùk, happiness); literally "to send happiness"; first used during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (1868–1910).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicส.ค.ส.
s g s
Phonemic
สอ-คอ-สอ
s ɒ – g ɒ – s ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonsɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔ-sɔ̌ɔ
Royal Instituteso-kho-so
(standard) IPA(key)/sɔː˩˩˦.kʰɔː˧.sɔː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ส.ค.ส. (sɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔ-sɔ̌ɔ)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) New Year card.