Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰwɛːnᴬ¹ (ring; bangle). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩯᨶ, Lao ແຫວນ (wǣn), ᦶᦛᧃ (v̇aen), Tai Dam ꪵꪪꪙ, Shan ဝႅၼ် (wěn), Tai Nüa ᥝᥦᥢᥴ (wáen), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜐𑜫 (biñ). Compare Middle Chinese (MC hwaen).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicแหวน
æ h w n
Phonemic
แหฺวน
æ h ̥ w n
RomanizationPaiboonwɛ̌ɛn
Royal Institutewaen
(standard) IPA(key)/wɛːn˩˩˦/(R)

Noun edit

แหวน (wɛ̌ɛn) (classifier วง)

  1. ring (ornament).

Derived terms edit