သုင်

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Mon

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Verb

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သုင် (transliteration needed)

  1. Alternative form of သုၚ်

Shan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suːŋᴬ¹ (high). Compare Middle Chinese (MC sjuwng) or (MC sjuwng). Cognate with Thai สูง (sǔung), Lao ສູງ (sūng), ᦉᦳᧂ (ṡung), Tai Dam ꪎꪴꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥒᥴ (súng), Aiton ꩬုင် (suṅ), Phake ꩬုင် (suṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜂𑜫 (suṅ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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သုင် (sǔng) (abstract noun တၢင်းသုင်)

  1. tall.
  2. high.