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Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəŋᴬ¹ (“sound”) (Jonsson, 1991), from Middle Chinese 聲 (MC syeng, “sound”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lao ສຽງ (sīang), Lü ᦵᦉᧂ (ṡeng), Tai Dam ꪎꪸꪉ, Tai Dón ꪎꪸꪉ, Shan သဵင် (sǎeng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥒᥴ (séng), Aiton ꩬိင် (siṅ), Phake ꩬိင် (siṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (siṅ).
Pronunciation
Noun
เสียง • (sǐiang) (classifier เสียง)
- sound, including voice, a sensation perceived by the ear.
- opinion; view (as in ออกเสียง (ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang)).
- popularity; appreciation (as in ชื่อเสียง (chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang)).
- vote; formalized choice (as in คะแนนเสียง).
- (phonetics) tone.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.