သုင်

Mon

Verb

သုင် (transliteration needed)

1. Alternative form of သုၚ်

Shan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰuŋ˨˦/
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Adjective

သုင် • (sǔng) (abstract noun တၢင်းသုင်)

1. tall.
2. high.