From Middle Chinese 聲 (MC ɕiᴇŋ). Cognate with Thai เสียง (sǐiang), Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lao ສຽງ (sīang), Lü ᦵᦉᧂ (ṡeng), Shan သဵင် (sěng), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜂𑜫 (sing).
ᥔᥥᥒᥴ (seng1) (old orthography ᥔᥥᥒˊ)