เสียง
Thai
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) สยง
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 聲 (MC syeng, “sound”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lao ສຽງ (sīang), Lü ᦵᦉᧂ (ṡeng), Tai Dam ꪎꪸꪉ, Shan သဵင် (sǎeng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥒᥴ (séng), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (siṅ).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | เสียง e s ī y ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǐiang |
| Royal Institute | siang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sia̯ŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
เสียง • (sǐiang) (classifier เสียง)
- sound, including voice, a sensation perceived by the ear.
- opinion; view (as in ออกเสียง (ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang)).
- popularity; appreciation (as in ชื่อเสียง (chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang)).
- vote; formalized choice (as in คะแนนเสียง).
- (phonetics) tone.