สิงห์

Thai
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Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • สิงห

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha, “lion”); probably via Old Khmer siṅha, siṅ, śiṅha, śīṅha (“lion; Leo”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សិង្ហ (sənghɑɑ), Lao ສິງ (sing). Compare Pali sīha, from which Thai สีหะ was derived.

Pronunciation
Orthographicสิงห์
s i ŋ h ʻ
Phonemicสิง
s i ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǐng
Royal Institutesing
(standard) IPA(key)/siŋ˩˩˦/
Homophonesสิง
สิงค์

Noun

สิงห์ • (sǐng)

  1. (mythology) (ราช~) siṃha, lion-like mythological animal.
  2. (elegant) (ราช~) lion.

Proper noun

สิงห์ • (sǐng)

  1. (astrology, astronomy) (ราศี~) Leo.

Derived terms
Derived terms

See also
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