fun¹

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fun"

Lingao

Etymology

From Proto-Be *pʰunᴬ¹ (“rain”). Compare Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”), whence Thai ฝน (fǒn), Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຝົນ (fon), Lü ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Nong Zhuang paen, Saek หวึ่น, Zhuang fwn.

Pronunciation

• (Western)
  • (Lincheng) IPA^(key): /fun˨˩˧/
  • (Bolian) IPA^(key): /fun˩˧/

Noun

fun¹

1. rain