ສະຫວັນ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ສວັນ (sa wan) — dated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga). Compare Pali sagga. Cognate with Thai สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn), Lü ᦉᦛᧃ (ṡv̇an), Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ʋan˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ʋan˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ສະ-ຫວັນ
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

ສະຫວັນ • (sa wan)

1. heaven