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เส้น

Thai

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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เส้น • (sên)

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

Derived terms

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References

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