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เศร้า

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ (sad; dark; dusky), Lao ເສົ້າ (sao), Shan သဝ်ႈ (sāo), Tai Nüa ᥔᥝᥲ (sàw, dirty), Phake ꩬွ် (saw, gloomy (sky)), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเศร้า
e ɕ r ˆ ā
Phonemic
เซ่า
e z ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonsâo
Royal Institutesao
(standard) IPA(key)/saw˥˩/(R)
Homophonesเส้า

Verb

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เศร้า (sâo) (abstract noun การเศร้า or ความเศร้า)

  1. to be sad; to be sorrowful.
  2. (archaic) to be dirty; to be dusky; to be gloomy.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: សៅ (saw, impure; unclean; muddy)