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Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

เสือ (sʉ̌ʉa)

  1. tiger.
  2. bandit; outlaw.

Derived terms edit