ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ

Northern Thai

Etymology

Simplified from ᨻᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩁ (puean, “friend”), from Proto-Tai *bɯ̀an. Cognate with Lao ເພື່ອນ (phư̄an) and Thai เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan).

Pronunciation

• (Chiang Mai) IPA^(key): /pɤn˦˨/

Noun

ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ • (poen)

1. friend

Pronoun

ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ • (poen)

1. he, she
2. (slang, colloquial, Internet slang) I, me
3. others in general