ສະສາ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali শসা (śośa) (Kerr, 1972), from Sanskrit शस्य (śasya).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˧˥).saː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sa(ʔ˩˨).saː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ສະ-ສາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ສະສາ • (sa sā)

1. cucumber

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sasā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ससा (Devanagari script)
• সসা (Bengali script)
• සසා (Sinhalese script)
• သသာ or သသႃ (Burmese script)
• สสา or สะสา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສສາ (Lao script)
• សសា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

ສະສາ (sasā)

1. Lao script form of sasā, which is inflection of ສະສະ:
   1. ablative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (sasa, “hare”)