สงสาร

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Thai

Etymology 1

From Pali saṃsāra (faring on; transmigration), from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra, idem); possibly via Angkorian Old Khmer saṅsāra. Cognate with Modern Khmer សង្សារ (sɑngsaa); Lao ສົງສານ (song sān), ᦉᦳᧂᦉᦱᧃ (ṡungṡaan).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Orthographicสงสาร
s ŋ s ā r
Phonemic
สง-สาน
s ŋ – s ā n

สง-สา-ระ-
s ŋ – s ā – r a –
RomanizationPaiboonsǒng-sǎansǒng-sǎa-rá-
Royal Institutesong-sansong-sa-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/soŋ˩˩˦.saːn˩˩˦/(R)/soŋ˩˩˦.saː˩˩˦.ra˦˥./

Noun

สงสาร (sǒng-sǎan)

  1. (religion) saṃsāra: cycle of death and rebirth.
  2. (elegant, poetic) world; earth; realm; land; region.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Orthographicสงสาร
s ŋ s ā r
Phonemic
สง-สาน
s ŋ – s ā n
RomanizationPaiboonsǒng-sǎan
Royal Institutesong-san
(standard) IPA(key)/soŋ˩˩˦.saːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

สงสาร (sǒng-sǎan) (abstract noun การสงสาร or ความสงสาร)

  1. to pity; to take pity (on); to feel compassion (for); to commiserate; to empathise (with); to feel (for); to have a heart.