เสี่ยง

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเสี่ยง
e s ī ˋ y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsìiang
Royal Institutesiang
(standard) IPA(key)/sia̯ŋ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Noun

เสี่ยง (sìiang)

  1. section; part; division; portion; fragment.
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Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ສ່ຽງ (sīang).

Verb

เสี่ยง (sìiang) (abstract noun การเสี่ยง or ความเสี่ยง)

  1. to have a risk (of); to be at risk (of).
  2. to dare; to try facing (something or someone); to have the boldness to try; to venture; to hazard; to try one's luck; to take a chance; to run the chances; to risk; to take a risk.
  3. to divine, to resort to divination, to prophesy; to employ (a means of divination).
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