ສຽງ

Lao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəŋᴬ¹ (“sound”) (Jonsson, 1991), from Middle Chinese 聲 (MC syeng, “sound”). Cognate with Thai เสียง (sǐiang), Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lü ᦵᦉᧂ (ṡeng), Tai Dam ꪎꪸꪉ, Shan သဵင် (sǎeng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥒᥴ (séng), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (siṅ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [siːə̯ŋ˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [siːə̯ŋ˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ສຽງ
• Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

Noun

ສຽງ • (sīang)

1. noise, sound
2. voice, cry
3. tone

Derived terms

• ສຽງຫົວ (sīang hūa, “laughter”)
• ອອກສຽງ (ʼǭk sīang, “to pronounce”)