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สาง

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicสาง
s ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǎang
Royal Institutesang
(standard) IPA(key)/saːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Compare Lao ສາງ (sāng, ghost, spirit), Ahom 𑜏𑜂𑜫 (saṅ, creator, Brahma, god), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥒᥴ (sáang, deity, god), Shan သၢင် (sǎang, creator, Brahma, god). Sathiankoset (1960) also compared it with Chinese  / (shèng, holy, sacred)[1]

Alternative forms

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Noun

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สาง (sǎang)

  1. dead body; corpse; remains.
  2. ghost; spirit.
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ เสฐียรโกเศศ [Sathiankoset]. (2503 [1960]). เมืองสวรรค์และผีสางเทวดา [Heaven and Deities]. พระนคร [Phra Nakhon]: แพร่พิทยา [Phrae Phitthaya], 351. Retrieved from [1]

Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Compare Old Khmer *rāṅ, rāṅ, rāṅṅ (to grow light, to dawn; to rise up; auroral, dim); Old Khmer slāṅ (colourless; pale; pallid); Modern Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, auroral; dim; early); Modern Khmer ស្លាំង (slang, colourless; pale), ស្រាំង (srang, colourless; pale).

Verb

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สาง (sǎang) (abstract noun การสาง)

  1. (of a charge, accusation, problem, error, etc) to make clear; to clear up; to explain; to solve.
  2. (of hair) to make less messy by (or as if by) combing.
  3. (of a dawn, morning, etc) to break; to crack; to begin to grow light in the morning.

Noun

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สาง (sǎang)

  1. (royal) (พระ~) comb.
  2. dawn; dawning; daybreak.
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Etymology 3

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Uncertain. Perhaps corruption of ช้าง (cháang).

Noun

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สาง (sǎang)

  1. (somewhat archaic) elephant.
Synonyms
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Etymology 4, definition 1: สาง at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha

Etymology 4

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Uncertain.

Noun

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สาง (sǎang)

  1. (mythology) mythological creature, said to be like a tiger or lion.
  2. (mythology) supernatural tiger spirit
    Synonym: สมิง (sà-mǐng)