ຊຽງ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [siːə̯ŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [siːə̯ŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຊຽງ
• Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 城 (MC dzyeng, “city”). Cognate with Thai เชียง (chiiang), Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lü ᦵᦋᧂ (tseng).

Noun

ຊຽງ • (sīang)

1. city, town
2. prince

See also

• ທານີ (thā nī)
• ເມືອງ (mư̄ang)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ຊຽງ • (sīang) (abstract noun ຄວາມຊຽງ)

1. good, kind