Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɓaːnꟲ (village).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ᩠ᨶ, Lao ບ້ານ (bān), ᦢᦱᧃᧉ (ḃaan²), Tai Dam ꪚ꫁ꪱꪙ, Shan မၢၼ်ႈ (māan) or ဝၢၼ်ႈ (wāan), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥢᥲ (màan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang mbanj, Tày bản. Compare Sui qbaanc.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicบ้าน
ɓ ˆ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonbâan
Royal Instituteban
(standard) IPA(key)/baːn˥˩/(R)

Noun

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บ้าน (bâan) (classifier ที่ or บ้าน or หลัง or แห่ง)

  1. house:
    1. place of habitation; residence.
    2. family; household.
    3. building for any purpose.
  2. village.
  3. community.
  4. nation.

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Adjective

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บ้าน (bâan) (abstract noun ความบ้าน)

  1. domestic.
    แมวบ้าน
    mɛɛo bâan
    Domestic cat.
  2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) ordinary; plain.

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