See also: วัน

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicวาน
w ā n
RomanizationPaiboonwaan
Royal Institutewan
(standard) IPA(key)/waːn˧/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ŋwaːᴬ (yesterday). Cognate with Lao ວານ (wān), Zhuang vaz (in compounds). The final -n in this word is unetymological and was acquired under the influence of the ensuing deictic นี้ (níi, this), as in เมื่อวานนี้ (mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi, this past yesterday).

Noun

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วาน (waan)

  1. (only in compounds) yesterday
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Lao ວານ (wān, to ask a favour).

Verb

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วาน (waan) (abstract noun การวาน)

  1. to ask or request (another person) for assistance.