สมิง
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Etymology
[edit]From Mon သၟီ (“king; prince”). Cognate with Burmese သမိန် (sa.min).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | สมิง s m i ŋ | |
Phonemic | สะ-หฺมิง s a – h ̥ m i ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sà-mǐng |
Royal Institute | sa-ming | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.miŋ˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
[edit]สมิง • (sà-mǐng)
- (เสือ~) a type of evil spirit in Thai folklore, believed to be a person that turns into a tiger by the power of black magic or a tiger that can transform itself into a human due to being possessed by the ghosts of its human preys.
- (historical) an honorific given to Mon senior nobles.