Northern Thai

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Etymology

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Simplified from ᨻᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩁ (puean, friend), from Proto-Tai *bɯ̀an. Cognate with Lao ເພື່ອນ (phư̄an) and Thai เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Chiang Mai) IPA(key): /pɤn˦˨/

Noun

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ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ (poen)

  1. friend

Pronoun

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ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ (poen)

  1. he, she
  2. (slang, colloquial, Internet slang) I, me
  3. others in general