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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɯəᴬ (tiger). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩬᩥᩋ, Lao ເສືອ (sư̄a), Khün ᩈᩮᩬᩧ, ᦵᦉᦲ (ṡoe), Tai Dam ꪹꪎ, Shan သိူဝ် (sǒe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥫᥴ (sóe), Aiton ꩬိုဝ် (süw), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (süw) or 𑜏𑜢𑜤𑜰𑜫 (sü0). Compare Proto-Be *ʑuaᴬ¹.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเสือ
e s ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonsʉ̌ʉa
Royal Institutesuea
(standard) IPA(key)/sɯa̯˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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เสือ (sʉ̌ʉa)

  1. tiger.
  2. bandit; outlaw.

Derived terms

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