แบน

Thai

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 扁 (MC phjien|penX|benX|bjienX, “flat”). Cognate with Lao ແບນ (bǣn), Lü ᦶᦢᧃ (ḃaen).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแบน
æ ɓ n
Phonemic
{Short}
แบน
æ ɓ n
แบ็น
æ ɓ ˘ n
RomanizationPaiboonbɛɛnbɛn
Royal Institutebaenbaen
(standard) IPA(key)/bɛːn˧/(R)/bɛn˧/(R)

Adjective

แบน • (bɛɛn) (abstract noun ความแบน)

  1. horizontally level: flat, smooth, even, applanate, etc.
  2. (as of sound or voice) flat: not clear or sharp.
  3. (figurative) flat: dull, banal, or insipid.

Etymology 2

From English ban.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแบน
æ ɓ n
RomanizationPaiboonbɛɛn
Royal Institutebaen
(standard) IPA(key)/bɛːn˧/(R)

Verb

แบน • (bɛɛn) (abstract noun การแบน)

  1. (colloquial) to ban: to prohibit, to forbid, to interdict.
  2. (colloquial) to boycott.

Noun

แบน • (bɛɛn)

  1. (colloquial) ban: prohibition, interdiction.
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