สูง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suːŋᴬ¹ (“high”). Compare Middle Chinese 嵩 (MC sjuwng) or 崧 (MC sjuwng). Cognate with Lao ສູງ (sūng), Northern Thai ᩈᩪᨦ, Lü ᦉᦳᧂ (ṡung), Tai Dam ꪎꪴꪉ, Shan သုင် (sǔng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥒᥴ (súng), Aiton ꩬုင် (suṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜂𑜫 (suṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสูง
s ū ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǔung
Royal Institutesung
(standard) IPA(key)/suːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

สูง • (sǔung) (abstract noun ความสูง)

  1. tall.
  2. high.

Antonyms

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