Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicจวน
t͡ɕ w n
RomanizationPaiboonjuuan
Royal Institutechuan
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕua̯n˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Lao ຈວນ (chūan), Chinese (guān).

Noun edit

จวน (juuan) (classifier หลัง or แห่ง)

  1. (historical) enclosure containing the residence and office of a public officer, especially the ruler of a town.
  2. official residence of the governor of a province.
Descendants edit
  • Lao: ຈວນ (chūan)

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Lao ຈວນ (chūan).

Noun edit

จวน (juuan) (classifier ชิ้น or ผืน or พับ or ม้วน)

  1. a type of cloth.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Compare Lao ຈວນ (chūan).

Adjective edit

จวน (juuan) (abstract noun ความจวน)

  1. close; near.

Adverb edit

จวน (juuan) (abstract noun ความจวน)

  1. about; almost; closely; nearly; soon.

Preposition edit

จวน (juuan)

  1. on the point (of); on the verge (of).
Derived terms edit