ສະຫວັນ
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Lao
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga). Compare Pali sagga. Cognate with Thai สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn), Lü ᦉᦛᧃ (ṡv̇an), Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).ʋan˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).ʋan˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ສະ-ຫວັນ
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
[edit]ສະຫວັນ • (sa wan)