ผ่อน
Thai
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ผ่อน pʰ ˋ ɒ n | |
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | ผ็่อน pʰ ˘ ˋ ɒ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pɔ̀n |
| Royal Institute | phon | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɔn˨˩/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]ผ่อน • (pɔ̀n) (abstract noun การผ่อน)
- to make or become less strict, severe, or tense: to relax, to loosen, to slacken, to mitigate, to relieve, to lower, etc.
- to postpone, to defer; to prolong, to extend.
- (in regard to debt payment, obligation performance, etc) to give a grace period; to give a moratorium; to give an extension.
- (colloquial) to pay in instalments.