สวย
See also: ส่วย
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | สวย s w y | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǔai |
| Royal Institute | suai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sua̯j˩˩˦/(R) | |
Etymology 1
[edit]Jonsson (1991) suggested a derivation from a Proto-Southwestern Tai *suəjᴬ¹ (“handsome; slender”),[1] but most Southwestern Tai languages lack reflexes for this hypothetical term.
Suthiwan and Tadmor (2009) regards สวย (sǔai) as a loanword from Teochew 媠 (sui², “beautiful”).[2]
In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ສວຍ (suāi).
Adjective
[edit]สวย • (sǔai) (abstract noun ความสวย)
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Japanese: スワイ
Etymology 2
[edit]Corrupted from ซวย (suai).
Verb
[edit]สวย • (sǔai)
- (colloquial) to undergo something bad, such as to get scolded or punched
References
[edit]- ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Humanistic Studies, The State University of New York at Albany
- ^ Suthiwan, Titima; Tadmor, Uri (2009) ”Loanwords in Thai” In Haspelmath, Martin; Tadmor, Uri (eds.) Loanwords in the world’s languages: a comparative handbook Berlin, Boston: Mouton de Gruyter, page 612
Further reading
[edit]- “สวย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.