Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเรือน
e r ụ̄ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonrʉʉan
Royal Instituteruean
(standard) IPA(key)/rɯa̯n˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *rɤːnᴬ (house). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Isan เฮือน, Lao ເຮືອນ (hư̄an), ᦵᦣᦲᧃ (hoen), Tai Dam ꪹꪭꪙ, Shan ႁိူၼ်း (hóen), Tai Nüa ᥞᥫᥢᥰ (höen), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (rün), Bouyei raanz, Zhuang ranz, Zuojiang Zhuang rwenz. Compare Old Chinese (OC *dan),[1] Sui xgaanz, Southern Kam yanc, Proto-Be *zaːnᴬ² (house) (whence Longtang Be zan²).

Noun

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เรือน (rʉʉan) (classifier เรือน or หลัง)

 
such raised residence
  1. walled and roofed building raised on stilts, used for residence.
  2. (loosely or by extension, somewhat dated) house; residential building; residence.
  3. (figurative) family; household.
  4. (by extension or in combination) house: building for any purpose.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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เรือน (rʉʉan)

  1. shape, form; style, pattern.
  2. base, support, stand, or the like, as the shank of a ring (that supports the head).
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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เรือน (rʉʉan)

  1. number; amount.

Preposition

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เรือน (rʉʉan)

  1. numbering; amounting to.

Etymology 4

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Classifier

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เรือน (rʉʉan)

  1. Classifier for clocks, watches, or the like.

References

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  1. ^ Schuessler, A. (2007). ABC etymological dictionary of Old Chinese. University of Hawaii Press.