โล้น

See also: โลน

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ໂລ້ນ (lōn), Lü ᦟᦸᧃᧉ (loan²), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥢᥲ (lòan, “to take off (clothes)”), Phake လွꩫ် (lon, “bald; to take off (clothes)”), Ahom 𑜎𑜨𑜃𑜫 (lon). Compare Shan လွမ်ႈ (lāum).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		โล้น o l ˆ n
Romanization	Paiboon	lóon
Romanization	Royal Institute	lon
(standard) IPA^(key)		/loːn˦˥/^(R)

Adjective

โล้น • (lóon) (abstract noun ความโล้น)

bald:
1. (sometimes offensive) lacking the hair on all or most of the scalp
2. (of a geographical feature) lacking a natural or usual covering; deforested.

Synonyms

(Definition 1.1): กล้อน (glɔ̂ɔn), มุณฑะ, ล้าน (láan)

Noun

โล้น • (lóon)

character in the โขน (kǒon) performance that does not wear a crown.
(slang, derogatory and offensive) person with baldness, especially priest that has his head shaven.