สน

See also: สัน, สั้น, ส้น, and สัน.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		สน s n
Romanization	Paiboon	sǒn
	Royal Institute	son
(standard) IPA(key)		/son˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones edit		สณฑ์

Etymology 1

Noun

สน • (sǒn)

1. (botany) pine: any tree of the genus Pinus.
2. (botany) conifer: any tree or shrub of the class Pinopsida.
3. (botany) any pine-like plant, as those of species Baeckea frutescens of the family Myrtaceae or species Casuarina equisetifolia of the family Casuarinaceae.

Etymology 2

Verb

สน • (sǒn) (abstract noun การสน)

1. to pass something (as a thread) through something (as the eye of a needle).

Derived terms

• สนใจ (sǒn-jai)
• สนตะพาย (sǒn-dtà-paai)

Etymology 3

Possibly a clipping of สนใจ (sǒn-jai).

Verb

สน • (sǒn)

1. (slang) to care (about), to feel concern (about, over, etc); to feel interest (in), to be interested (by), to have an interest (in, for, etc); to feel affection or liking (towards).