สวน
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | สวน s w n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sǔuan |
Royal Institute | suan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sua̯n˩˩˦/ | |
Homophones edit | สรวล |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *swɯːnᴬ (“garden”). Compare Middle Chinese 園 (MC ɦʉɐn, “garden”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᩅᩁ, Lao ສວນ (sūan), Lü ᦷᦉᧃ (ṡon), Shan သူၼ် (sǔun), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜃𑜫 (sun), Zhuang suen.
Noun
สวน • (sǔuan)
- park; garden; orchard; plantation.
- zoo (with some particular kinds of animal).
Derived terms
- สวนสาธารณะ (sǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná, “park”)
Descendants
- → Khmer: សួន (suən)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Lao ສວນ (sūan).
Verb
สวน • (sǔuan) (abstract noun การสวน)
- to come or pass in the opposite directions
- to give an enema