แน่น

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnɛːnꟲ¹ (compact; dense) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩯ᩶ᩁ, Isan แหน้น, Lao ແໜ້ນ (nǣn), ᦶᦐᧃᧉ (ṅaen²), Tai Dam ꪵꪘ꫁ꪙ, Shan ၼႅၼ်ႉ (nḛ̂n), Phake ꩫိꩫ် (nin), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜐𑜫 (niñ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแน่น
æ n ˋ n
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แน็่น
æ n ˘ ˋ n
RomanizationPaiboonnɛ̂n
Royal Institutenaen
(standard) IPA(key)/nɛn˥˩/(R)

Adjective

แน่น • (nɛ̂n) (abstract noun ความแน่น)

  1. tight; packed; crowded; congested.

Derived terms