Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
linelexitron
2n.
linewiktionary
3n.
anything that is long and thin: hair, rope, string, thread, etcwiktionary
4n.
a traditional unit of length, equal to 20 wa or 40 metreswiktionary
5n.
connections: associates, relations, acquaintances, etc, especially representing or having some influence or power(slang)wiktionary
6cls.
Classifier for long, thin things, such as hair, rope, string, thread, noodle, road, etcwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesเขาควรเปลี่ยนเส้นทางโดยไม่ต้องคิด
so they change their route without a second thought.
ที่ชายแดน เส้นแบ่งประเทศอยู่บนแผนที่
At the border, the line between countries is on the map.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *selꟲ (classifier for long, thin objects). Compare Middle Chinese 線 (MC sjenH, “thread”). Cognate with Lao ເສັ້ນ (sen), Shan သဵၼ်ႈ (sāen), Saek แซ̂น.