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สูง

sǔungverb

tall; high

#222 most common1 syllable

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1adj.

tall; highcurated

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *suːŋᴬ¹ (“high”). Compare Middle Chinese 嵩 (MC sjuwng) or 崧 (MC sjuwng). Cognate with Lao ສູງ (sūng), Northern Thai ᩈᩪᨦ, Lü ᦉᦳᧂ (ṡung), Tai Dam ꪎꪴꪉ, Shan သုင် (sǔng), Tai Nüa ᥔᥧᥒᥴ (súng), Aiton ꩬ︀ုင︀် (suṅ), Phake ꩬ︀ုင︀် (suṅ), Ahom 𑜏𑜤𑜂𑜫 (suṅ).