ຝົນ

See also: ຝີ່ນ and Appendix:Variations of "fon"

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [fon˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [fon˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຝົນ
  • Rhymes: -on

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (rain). Cognate with Thai ฝน (fǒn), Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Nong Zhuang paen, Saek หวึ่น.

Noun

ຝົນ • (fon)

  1. rain
Derived terms
  • ຍາມຝົນ (nyām fon)
  • ຝົນຫ່າ (fon hā)
  • ຣະດູຕັ້ງຖ່າຽຝົນ (ra dū tang thāi fon)
  • ລະດູຝົນ (la dū fon), ຣະດູຝົນ (ra dū fon)
  • ຫນ້າຝົນ (nā fon)
  • ຫ່າຝົນ (hā fon)

Etymology 2

Verb

ຝົນ • (fon) (abstract noun ການຝົນ)

  1. to rub; to sharpen