ຊ້າງ

See also: ຊ່າງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ (“elephant”), from Middle Chinese 象 (MC zjangX, “elephant”). Cognate with Thai ช้าง (cháang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Isan ซ่าง, Lü ᦋᦱᧂᧉ (tsaang²), Tai Dam ꪋ꫁ꪱꪉ, Shan ၸၢင်ႉ (tsâ̰ang), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥒᥳ (tsȧang), Ahom 𑜋𑜂𑜫 (chaṅ), Zhuang ciengh, Saek ซาง.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saːŋ˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saːŋ˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ຊ້າງ
• Rhymes: -aːŋ

Noun

ຊ້າງ • (sāng) (classifier ໂຕ or ເຊືອກ)

1. elephant

References

• Kerr, Allen (1972), Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.