ป่าน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicป่าน
p ˋ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonbpàan
Royal Institutepan
(standard) IPA(key)/paːn˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *paːnᴮ (“hemp”).[1]

Cognate with Lao ປ່ານ (pān), Shan ပၢၼ်ႇ (pàan), Zhuang banq (“ramie”).

Noun

ป่าน • (bpàan)

  1. any of various plants of various families, including Asparagaceae, Musaceae, and Urticaceae, used in the production of fabric and threads, such as ป่านมนิลา (“Musa textilis”), รามี (“Boehmeria nivea”), ศรนารายณ์ (“Agave angustifolia”), etc.
  2. fabric or thread so produced.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ป่าน • (bpàan)

  1. undefined.
Usage notes
  • Often found in compounds relating to time, as ป่านนี้ or ป่านฉะนี้.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 340
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