Thai edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Old Chinese (OC *pʰan) or (OC *pʰan). Likely a Doublet of ผวน (pǔuan, to turn around, to reverse). Cognate with Lao ຜັນ (phan).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicผัน
pʰ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonpǎn
Royal Institutephan
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰan˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

ผัน (pǎn) (abstract noun การผัน)

  1. (transitive) to change; to alter; to transform
  2. (transitive, grammar) to inflect

Derived terms edit