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สวรรค์ saL wan[k]R

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1.	สวรรค์	saL wan[k]R	heaven; paradise
2.	สรวงสวรรค์	suaangR saL wan[k]R	heaven; paradise

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai	สะ-หฺวัน
IPA	sàwǎn
Royal Thai General System	sawan

alternate spelling	สวรรค	saL wanR khaH


1. [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition	heaven; paradise
synonym	สุราลัย	sooL raaM laiM	heaven; paradise
examples	ขึ้นสวรรค์	kheunF saL wan[k]R	to go to heaven
	ขึ้นสวรรค์	kheunF saL wan[k]R	[sexual connotation] to attain orgasm
	ชิงช้าสวรรค์	chingM chaaH saL wan[k]R	Ferris wheel
	ทูตสวรรค์	thuutF saL wan[k]R	angel
	นครสวรรค์	naH khaawnM saL wan[k]R	Nakhon Sawan, a province in northern Thailand with a 1995 population of 1,116,803 (rank 14 of 76)
	พรสวรรค์	phaawnM saL wan[k]R	talent
	พวงสวรรค์	phuaangM saL wan[k]R	[euphemism for] balls; testes; testicles
	ลูกโป่งสวรรค์	luukF bpohngL saL wan[k]R	toy balloon
	สวรรค์ชั้น โสฬส	saL wan[k]R chanH sohR lohtH	the World or Heavenly Abode of the the Brahma with forms, having 16 classes. Also called รูป ภพ
sample sentence	สวรรค์เท่านั้น ที่รู้ saL wan[k]R thaoF nanH theeF ruuH [literal translation of the Western aphorism] "Heaven knows."


2. สรวงสวรรค์ suaangR saL wan[k]R [noun, poetic, loanword, Pali]
definition	heaven; paradise



special note	This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: the first consonant is mid- or high-class, and the second consonant is low-class. As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster. For more details, please check the following resources: reference summary, Non-conforming Initial Clusters the lesson, Inside a Thai Syllable

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