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สวย

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1adj.

beautiful; pretty; gorgeous; lovelycurated

2v.

to get scolded or hurt; to be in for itwiktionary

Less common senses (1)
3adj.

perfectly steamed; well steamedwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

และฉันคิดว่านั่นคือสิ่งที่สวยที่สุด

And I think that's the most beautiful thing about it.

Koko · เลยfrom เมืองนอกฤดู →

เวลามองจากบนสูง มันเขียวสวยมาก

Seen from up high, they're a beautiful green.

Ing · กาฬสินธุ์from ไร่ชา →

Built from

Jonsson (1991) suggested a derivation from a Proto-Southwestern Tai *suəjᴬ¹ (“handsome; slender”), but most Southwestern Tai languages lack reflexes for this hypothetical term. Suthiwan and Tadmor (2009) regards สวย (sǔai) as a loanword from Teochew 媠 (sui², “beautiful”). In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ສວຍ (suāi). Corrupted from ซวย (suai).