สุวาน
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Thai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ศวาน (sà-waan)
Etymology[edit]
From Pali suvāna (“dog”). Compare with Lao ສຸວານ (su wān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic | สุวาน s u w ā n | |
Phonemic | สุ-วาน s u – w ā n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sù-waan |
Royal Institute | su-wan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /su˨˩.waːn˧/(R) |
Noun[edit]
สุวาน • (sù-waan)
- (elegant) dog.
- (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[edit]
- (dog) See หมา (mǎa).