Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicยัน
y ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonyan
Royal Instituteyan
(standard) IPA(key)/jan˧/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1

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Compare Lao ຢັນ (yan), Shan ယၼ် (yǎn), ᦶᦊᧃ (ẏaen)

Verb

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ยัน (yan) (abstract noun การยัน)

  1. to push, shove, or press (up, against, away, etc).
  2. to shove or strike with or as if with the sole of a foot.
  3. to prop up; to back up; to support.
  4. to confirm; to affirm; to insist.
  5. to prove; to verify; to check.
  6. to face; to confront; to stand (against).

Preposition

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ยัน (yan)

  1. to; up to; until; to the point of.
  2. against; in opposition to.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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ยัน (yan)

  1. (of a betel nut) intoxicating; causing intoxication.

Verb

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ยัน (yan)

  1. to be intoxicated (by a betel nut).