ปัน

Nyah Kur

Etymology

From Old Mon ပန် (pan), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *punʔ, *puən. Cognate with Mon ပန်, Khmer បួន (buən), Vietnamese bốn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pan/

Numeral

ปัน (pan)

1. four.

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *panᴬ (“to divide”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lao ປັນ (pan), Shan ပၼ် (pǎn). Compare Middle Chinese 分 (MC pjun|bjunH, “to divide, distribute”), 頒 (MC bjun|paen, “to compare, bestow”), 朌 (MC bjun|paen, “to distribute”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ปัน p ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	bpan
	Royal Institute	pan
(standard) IPA(key)		/pan˧/(R)

Verb

ปัน • (bpan) (abstract noun การปัน)

1. To share, divide into shares.