Thai

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Etymology

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Likely a Doublet of ผัน (pǎn, to change, to transform). Compare Lao ຜວນ (phūan), Khün ᨹ᩠ᩅᩁ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicผวน
pʰ w n
RomanizationPaiboonpǔuan
Royal Institutephuan
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰua̯n˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ผวน (pǔuan) (abstract noun การผวน)

  1. (intransitive) to return; to reverse
  2. (transitive, linguistics) to switch rimes between syllables

Derived terms

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