ຊຽງ

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Lao

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Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [siːə̯ŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [siːə̯ŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຊຽງ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

Etymology 1

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From Middle Chinese (MC dzyeng, “city”). Cognate with Thai เชียง (chiiang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ, ᦵᦋᧂ (tseng).

Noun

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ຊຽງ (sīang)

  1. city, town
  2. prince
See also
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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ຊຽງ (sīang) (abstract noun ຄວາມຊຽງ)

  1. good, kind