อั้น
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | อั้น ɒ ạ ˆ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ân |
Royal Institute | an | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔan˥˩/(R) |
Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Lao ອັ້ນ (ʼan), Northern Thai ᩋᩢ᩠᩶ᨶ, Khün ᩋᩢ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lü ᦀᧃᧉ (˙ʼan²), Shan ဢၼ်ႈ (ʼān).
Verb
[edit]อั้น • (ân) (abstract noun การอั้น)
- (informal, transitive or intransitive) to hold; to keep; to confine; to contain.
- (slang, often intransitive) to limit; to restrict.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adverb
[edit]อั้น • (ân)
- (somewhat dated) speechlessly; voicelessly; at a loss for words.