แสง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแสง
æ s ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutesaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/sɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Isan แสง, Lao ແສງ (sǣng), Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨦ, ᦶᦉᧂ (ṡaeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪎꪉ (seng), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (siṅ), modern Khmer សែង (saeng).

Noun

แสง • (sɛ̌ɛng)

  1. light.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Khmer សេង៑ (seṅ, to carry on the shoulder; to wear over the shoulder; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer សែង (saeng, to carry on the shoulder; weapon; etc), Lao ແສງ (sǣng).

Noun

แสง • (sɛ̌ɛng)

  1. (when referring to a royal one: พระ~) weapon.
  2. (slang, vulgar) (พระ~) used as an intensifier: the heck, the hell, the fuck, etc.
Derived terms
  • คลังแสง
  • ช่างแสง
  • โรงช่างแสง
  • โรงแสง
  • ศัพท์แสง
  • เสื้อแสง (sʉ̂ʉa-sɛ̌ɛng)

Etymology 3

Cognate with Lao ແສງ (sǣng), Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨦ (sɛɛŋ¹), Khün ᩈᩯ᩠ᨦ, ᦶᦉᧂ (ṡaeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪎꪉ (seng), Tai Dón ꪵꪎꪉ, Shan သႅင် (sěng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥦᥒᥴ (sáeng), Aiton ꩬျိင် (syiṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (siṅ).

Noun

แสง • (sɛ̌ɛng)

  1. (archaic) diamond, jewel, precious stone, etc.

Further reading

  • แสง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.