ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga), possibly via Thai สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn). Compare Pali sagga. Cognate with Lao ສະຫວັນ (sa wan), Lü ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.wan˨˦/

Noun

ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺ • (transliteration needed)

  1. heaven[1]
  2. paradise; place or state of supreme happiness.

References
  1. Rungrueangsi, Udom (2004 January) พจนานุกรมล้านนา ~ ไทย: ฉบับแม่ฟ้าหลวง [Northern Thai-Thai Dictionary - Princess Mother Volume] (in Thai), Chiangmai: Chiang Mai University, →ISBN, page 718
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