Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *selꟲ (classifier for long, thin objects). Compare Middle Chinese (MC sjenH, “thread”).[1] Cognate with Lao ເສັ້ນ (sen), Shan သဵၼ်ႈ (sāen), Saek แซ̂น.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicเส้น
e s ˆ n
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
เซ็่น
e z ˘ ˋ n
RomanizationPaiboonsên
Royal Institutesen
(standard) IPA(key)/sen˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเซ่น

Noun edit

เส้น (sên)

  1. line.
  2. anything that is long and thin: hair, rope, string, thread, etc.
  3. a traditional unit of length, equal to 20 wa or 40 metres.
  4. (slang) connections: associates, relations, acquaintances, etc, especially representing or having some influence or power.

Classifier edit

เส้น (sên)

  1. Classifier for long, thin things, such as hair, rope, string, thread, noodle, road, etc.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University, page 376