ฟัน

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicฟัน
f ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonfan
Royal Institutefan
(standard) IPA(key)/fan˧/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *vanᴬ (to slash), from Proto-Tai *walᴬ (to slash). Cognate with Lao ຟັນ (fan), Shan ၽၼ်း (phán) or ၾၼ်း (fán), Ahom 𑜇𑜃𑜫 (phan) or 𑜇𑜞𑜃𑜫 (phran), Saek วั๋น.

Verb[edit]

ฟัน (fan) (abstract noun การฟัน)

  1. to cut; to slash.
  2. (colloquial) to have sex with.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *vanᴬ (tooth), from Proto-Tai *wanᴬ (tooth). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩢ᩠ᨶ (fan), Ahom 𑜇𑜝𑜃𑜫 (phlan), Zhuang faenz, Bouyei fanz. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui vyanl, wyanl (tooth), Southern Kam bienl, biaenl (tooth). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *nipən (whence Tagalog ngipin, Maori niho).

Noun[edit]

ฟัน (fan) (classifier ซี่)

  1. tooth.
    หมอฟัน
    mɔ̌ɔ fan
    dentist
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