ฟัน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicฟัน
v ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonfan
Royal Institutefan
(standard) IPA(key)/fan˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *vanᴬ (to slash), from Proto-Tai *walᴬ (to slash).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ຟັນ (fan), Shan ၽၼ်း (phán) or ၾၼ်း (fán), Ahom 𑜇𑜃𑜫 (phan) or 𑜇𑜞𑜃𑜫 (phran).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang faenz (dialectal), Saek วั๋น.

Verb

ฟัน • (fan) (abstract noun การฟัน)

  1. to cut; to slash.
  2. (colloquial) to have sex with.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *vanᴬ (tooth), from Proto-Tai *wanᴬ (tooth).[2]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩢ᩠ᨶ (fan), Ahom 𑜇𑜝𑜃𑜫 (phlan).

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang faenz.[3]

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang faenz, Bouyei fanz.

Possibly cognate with Proto-Austronesian *nipen[4] (whence Tagalog ngipin, Maori niho).

Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui vyanl, wyanl (tooth), Southern Kam bienl, biaenl (tooth).

Noun

ฟัน • (fan) (classifier ซี่)

  1. tooth.
    หมอ
    mɔ̌ɔ fan
    dentist
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 354
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 323
  3. ^ Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 641
  4. ^ Ostapirat, Weera (2005) "Kra-dai and Austronesian: notes on phonological correspondences and vocabulary distribution" In Sagart, Laurent; et al. (eds.) The Peopling of East Asia, London; New York: RoutledgeCurzon, pages 111, 119, 122