Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *nwɯːnᴬ (to lie down; to sleep). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩬᩁ, Khün ᨶᩬᩁ, Lao ນອນ (nǭn), ᦓᦸᧃ (noan), Tai Dam ꪙꪮꪙ, Tai Dón ꪙꪮꪙ, Shan ၼွၼ်း (náun), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥢᥰ (löan) or ᥢᥩᥢᥰ (nöan), Aiton ꩫွꩫ် (non), Phake ꩫွꩫ် (non), Ahom 𑜃𑜨𑜃𑜫 (non), Nong Zhuang noanz.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicนอน
n ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonnɔɔn
Royal Institutenon
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔːn˧/(R)

Verb

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นอน (nɔɔn) (abstract noun การนอน)

  1. to lie or lay (down, flat, etc).
  2. to sleep; to go to bed; to take a nap; to be in or as in the state of sleep; to cease being awake; to be asleep.
  3. to sleep: to have sex.

Synonyms

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to sleep

Derived terms

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Adjective

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นอน (nɔɔn)

  1. horizontal.