Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *nwɯːnᴬ (to lie down; to sleep). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩬᩁ, Khün ᨶᩬᩁ, Lao ນອນ (nǭn), ᦓᦸᧃ (noan), Tai Dam ꪙꪮꪙ, Tai Dón ꪙꪮꪙ, Shan ၼွၼ်း (náun), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥢᥰ (löan) or ᥢᥩᥢᥰ (nöan), Aiton ꩫွꩫ် (non), Phake ꩫွꩫ် (non), Ahom 𑜃𑜨𑜃𑜫 (non), Nong Zhuang noanz.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicนอน
n ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonnɔɔn
Royal Institutenon
(standard) IPA(key)/nɔːn˧/(R)

Verb edit

นอน (nɔɔn) (abstract noun การนอน)

  1. to lie or lay (down, flat, etc).
  2. to sleep; to go to bed; to take a nap; to be in or as in the state of sleep; to cease being awake; to be asleep.
  3. to sleep: to have sex.

Synonyms edit

to sleep

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

นอน (nɔɔn)

  1. horizontal.