သုင်

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Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suːŋᴬ (tall). Cognate with Thai สูง (sǔung), Lao ສູງ (sūng), ᦉᦳᧂ (ṡung), Tai Dam ꪎꪴꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥒᥴ (súng), Aiton ꩬုင် (suṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜂𑜫 (suṅ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

သုင် (sǔng) (abstract noun တၢင်းသုင်)

  1. tall.
  2. high.