Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicวอน
w ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonwɔɔn
Royal Institutewon
(standard) IPA(key)/wɔːn˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Isan วอน, Lao ວອນ (wǭn), Northern Thai ᩅᩬᩁ, Khün ᩅᩬᩁ, ᦞᦸᧃ (voan), Shan ဝွၼ်း (wáun).

Verb edit

วอน (wɔɔn) (abstract noun การวอน)

  1. to beg; to plead; to ask for.

Etymology 2 edit

Learned borrowing from Korean (won).

Noun edit

วอน (wɔɔn)

  1. won; the currency of Korea.