เม่น
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *ʰmenꟲ (“porcupine”).[1]
Cognate with Lao ເໝັ້ນ (men), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩮ᩶ᩁ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩮ᩶ᩁ, Lü ᦖᦲᧃᧉ (ṁiin²), Shan မဵၼ်ႈ (māen), and Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜐𑜫 (miñ), Zhuang myaenj in duzmyaenj (“porcupine”) (dialectal).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | เม่น e m ˋ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | เม็่น e m ˘ ˋ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mên |
| Royal Institute | men | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /men˥˩/(R) | |