ຝົນ

See also: ຝີ່ນ and Appendix:Variations of "fon"

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [fon˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [fon˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຝົນ
• Rhymes: -on

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”). Cognate with Thai ฝน (fǒn), Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Nong Zhuang paen, Saek หวึ่น.

Noun

ຝົນ • (fon)

1. rain

Derived terms

• ຝົນຫ່າ (fon hā)
• ຫ່າຝົນ (hā fon)
• ລະດູຝົນ (la dū fon), ຣະດູຝົນ (ra dū fon)
• ຍາມຝົນ (nyām fon)
• ຣະດູຕັ້ງຖ່າຽຝົນ (ra dū tang thāi fon)
• ຫນ້າຝົນ (nā fon)

Etymology 2

Verb

ຝົນ • (fon) (abstract noun ການຝົນ)

1. to rub; to sharpen