Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴮ (to recite). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ອ່ານ (ʼān), Tai Dam ꪮ꪿ꪱꪙ, ᦀᦱᧃᧈ (˙ʼaan¹), Shan ဢၢၼ်ႇ (ʼàan), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan), Tày án. Compare Khmer អាន (ʼaan).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicอ่าน
ɒ ˋ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonàan
Royal Institutean
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaːn˨˩/(R)
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Verb

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อ่าน (àan) (abstract noun การอ่าน)

  1. (transitive) to read
  2. (transitive) to count

Derived terms

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