สิง

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer syaṅa, syaṅ, siyaṅa, sīyaṅa, siṅya, siṅa, sīṅa, siṅ (“to dwell; to reside; to be present; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សិង (səng).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicสิง
s i ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǐng
Royal Institutesing
(standard) IPA(key)/siŋ˩˩˦/
Homophonesสิงค์
สิงห์

Verb

สิง • (sǐng) (abstract noun การสิง)

  1. (of a spirit, especially an evil one) to possess.
  2. (archaic, now colloquial or humorous) to dwell; to reside; to remain; to stay; to be present.

Synonyms
Definition 1

Derived terms
Derived terms
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