แผ่น

See also: แผน

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɛːnᴮ¹ (“classifier of boards, flat objects, etc.”), from Middle Chinese 片 (MC phenH). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩯ᩠᩵ᨶ, Lao ແຜ່ນ (phǣn), Tai Dam ꪵꪠ꪿ꪙ, Shan ၽႅၼ်ႇ (phèn), Tai Nüa ᥚᥦᥢᥱ (phǎen), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜐𑜫 (phiñ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แผ่น æ pʰ ˋ n
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		แผ็่น æ pʰ ˘ ˋ n
Romanization	Paiboon	pɛ̀n
	Royal Institute	phaen
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰɛn˨˩/(R)

Noun

แผ่น • (pɛ̀n)

1. sheet; tablet; plate; plank; strip; piece.

Classifier

แผ่น • (pɛ̀n)

1. Classifier for paper, CDs, vinyl, and some thin or flat objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier