Thai

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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แหวน (wɛ̌ɛn) (classifier วง)

  1. ring (ornament).

Derived terms

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