สลึง

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer sliṅ (“unidentified weight”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្លឹង (sləng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สลึง s l ụ ŋ
Phonemic		สะ-หฺลึง s a – h ̥ l ụ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-lʉ̌ng
	Royal Institute	sa-lueng
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.lɯŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

สลึง • (sà-lʉ̌ng)

1. a Thai unit of currency, equal to 25 satangs or ¹⁄₄ of a baht.
2. a Thai unit of gold weight, equal to 3.75 grams.