ຊຽງ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [siːə̯ŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [siːə̯ŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຊຽງ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Chinese (MC dzyeng, “city”). Cognate with Thai เชียง (chiiang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ, ᦵᦋᧂ (tseng).

Noun[edit]

ຊຽງ (sīang)

  1. city, town
  2. prince
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ຊຽງ (sīang) (abstract noun ຄວາມຊຽງ)

  1. good, kind