สุวาน

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Thai

2: Hell overlord and his clerk, Chinese art, late 12th century CE

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali suvāna (“dog”). Compare with Lao ສຸວານ (su wān).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสุวาน
s u w ā n
Phonemic
สุ-วาน
s u – w ā n
RomanizationPaiboonsù-waan
Royal Institutesu-wan
(standard) IPA(key)/su˨˩.waːn˧/(R)

Noun

สุวาน • (sù-waan)

  1. (elegant) dog.
  2. (Buddhism) clerk of the Naraka hell, bearing the duty to keep records about living beings, such as births and deaths, merits and sins, etc.

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia