ม่าน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicม่าน
m ˋ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonmâan
Royal Instituteman
(standard) IPA(key)/maːn˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Unknown. Compare Tai Dam ꪣ꪿ꪱꪙ, Chinese 幔 (màn).

Noun

ม่าน • (mâan) (classifier ผืน)

  1. curtain.
Descendants
  • → Lao: ມ່ານ (mān)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ມ່ານ (mān), Khün ᨾ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦙᦱᧃᧈ (maan¹), Shan မၢၼ်ႈ (māan).

Proper noun

ม่าน • (mâan)

  1. (archaic) Burma; Burmese.
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