Thai edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hainanese (nguan5, to play with). Compare Vietnamese ngoạn.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicง่วน
ŋ ˋ w n
RomanizationPaiboonngûuan
Royal Institutenguan
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋua̯n˥˩/(R)

Adverb edit

ง่วน (ngûuan)

  1. busy with, absorbed in.