แสง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแสง
æ s ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutesaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/sɛːŋ˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Old Khmer sēṅa, seṅ (“radiance, brilliance; luster, gleam; etc”); Modern Khmer សែង (saeng); Lao ແສງ (sǣng); Shan သႅင် (sǎeng).

Noun

แสง • (sɛ̌ɛng)

  1. light.
  2. (figuratively and archaic) shining one, especially diamond, jewel, precious stone, etc.

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer seṅ (“to carry on the shoulder; to wear over the shoulder; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សែង (saeng, “to carry on the shoulder; weapon; etc”); Lao ແສງ (sǣng).

Noun

แสง • (sɛ̌ɛng)

  1. (when referring to a royal one: พระ~) weapon.
  2. (slang, vulgar) (พระ~) used as an intensifier: the heck, the hell, the fuck, etc.
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