พ่น

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ພົ່ນ (phon).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		พ่น b ˋ n
Romanization	Paiboon	pôn
	Royal Institute	phon
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰon˥˩/(R)

Verb

พ่น • (pôn) (abstract noun การพ่น)

1. (of particles, drops, smoke, or the like) to eject from or as if from the mouth: to spit, to sprinkle, to spray, etc.

   พ่นน้ำลาย

   pôn náam-laai

   to spit saliva

   พ่นพิษ

   pôn pít

   to spit venom

   พ่นไฟ

   pôn fai

   to breathe fire

   พ่นควัน

   pôn kwan

   to emit smoke

   พ่นยุง

   pôn yung

   to spray a mosquito [repellent]

2. (slang, of remarks, words, etc) to send forth rapidly or copiously: to spout, to shoot, etc.

   พ่นคำหยาบ

   pôn kam yàap

   to spout swear words

3. (slang) to chatter; to jabber; to blabber.

Derived terms

• เสือพ่นน้ำ
• ไอพ่น (ai-pôn)