พื้น
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See also: พัน
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *bɯːnꟲ⁴ (“ground, earth”) (Jonsson, 1991), from Middle Chinese 本 (MC pwonX, “origin, foundation”). Cognate with Lao ພື້ນ (phư̄n), Northern Thai ᨻᩨ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lü ᦗᦹᧃᧉ (puen²), Shan ပိုၼ်ႉ (pṵ̂en), Phake ပိုꩫ် (pün), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (pün). Cognate via Chinese: Zhuang bonj.
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | พื้น b ụ̄ ˆ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pʉ́ʉn |
Royal Institute | phuen | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɯːn˦˥/(R) |
Noun
[edit]พื้น • (pʉ́ʉn)
- floor (lower part of a room); ground.
- foundation; basis.
- (mathematics) floor function.