โสน

Thai

Etymology

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer or Angkorian Old Khmer ស្នោ (sno, “the plant Sesbania javanica of the family Leguminosae”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្នោ (snao), Lao ສະໂນ (sa nō).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		โสน o s n
Phonemic		สะ-โหฺน s a – o h ̥ n
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-nǒo
	Royal Institute	sa-no
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.noː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

โสน • (sà-nǒo)

1. (botany) sasbania pea (Sesbania javanica) of the family Fabaceae, whose flowers are traditionally used as food.
2. (zoology) red coffee borer: a moth of species Polyphagozerra coffeae of the family Cossidae, often found in the above-said tree and traditionally used as food.

Derived terms

• โสนกินดอก
• โสนคางคก
• โสนหางไก่
• โสนหิน