Northern Thai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga), possibly via Thai สวรรค์ (sà-wǎn). Compare Pali sagga. Cognate with Lao ສະຫວັນ (sa wan), Lü ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺.
Pronunciation[edit]
ᩈ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ᩠ᨣ᩺ • (transliteration needed)
- heaven[1]
- paradise; place or state of supreme happiness.
References[edit]
- ^ Rungrueangsi, Udom (2004 January) พจนานุกรมล้านนา ~ ไทย: ฉบับแม่ฟ้าหลวง [Northern Thai-Thai Dictionary - Princess Mother Volume] (in Thai), Chiangmai: Chiang Mai University, →ISBN, page 718