သဵင်

Shan

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, Lao ສຽງ (sīang), Lü ᦵᦉᧂ (ṡeng), Tai Dam ꪎꪸꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥒᥴ (séng), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (siṅ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰeŋ˨˦/
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Noun

သဵင် • (sǎeng)

1. sound, noise, voice, tone