Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɛːnᴬ¹ (one hundred thousand) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lao ແສນ (sǣn), ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen), Shan သႅၼ် (sěn), Tai Nüa ᥔᥦᥢᥴ (sáen), Phake ꩬိၺ် (siñ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜐𑜫 (siñ). Compare to Middle Chinese 千 *sen (thousand).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแสน
æ s n
RomanizationPaiboonsɛ̌ɛn
Royal Institutesaen
(standard) IPA(key)/sɛːn˩˩˦/(R)

Numeral

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แสน (sɛ̌ɛn)

  1. hundred thousand.

Synonyms

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Adverb

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แสน (sɛ̌ɛn)

  1. very, so; extremely, greatly; truly, really.

Noun

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แสน (sɛ̌ɛn)

  1. (historical) a high military rank in feudal Northern Thailand.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Khmer: សេន (sēna)
  • Burmese: သိန်း (sin:) (possibly)