สมิง

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Thai

the tiger spirit being captured, a mural painting at Wat Kaeo Phaithun, Bangkok

Etymology

From Mon သၟီ (king; prince). Cognate with Burmese သမိန် (sa.min).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสมิง
s m i ŋ
Phonemic
สะ-หฺมิง
s a – h ̥ m i ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-mǐng
Royal Institutesa-ming
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.miŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

สมิง (sà-mǐng)

  1. (เสือ~) a type of evil spirit in Thai folklore, believed to be a person that turns into a tiger by the power of black magic or a tiger that can transform itself into a human due to being possessed by the ghosts of its human preys.
  2. (historical) an honorific given to Mon senior nobles.

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