สุวาน

Thai

2: Hell overlord and his clerk, Chinese art, late 12th century CE

Alternative forms

• ศวาน (sà-waan)

Etymology

From Pali suvāna (“dog”). Compare with Lao ສຸວານ (su wān).

Pronunciation

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

สุวาน • (sù-waan)

1. (elegant) dog.
2. (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

• (dog) See หมา (mǎa).