อ่าน
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴮ (“to recite”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ອ່ານ (ʼān), Tai Dam ꪮ꪿ꪱꪙ, Lü ᦀᦱᧃᧈ (˙ʼaan¹), Shan ဢၢၼ်ႇ (ʼàan), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan), Tày án. Compare Khmer អាន (ʼaan).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | อ่าน ɒ ˋ ā n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | àan |
Royal Institute | an | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaːn˨˩/(R) | |
Audio |
Verb edit
อ่าน • (àan) (abstract noun การอ่าน)
- (transitive) to read
- (transitive) to count