แหวน
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰwɛːnᴬ¹ (“ring; bangle”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩯᨶ, Lao ແຫວນ (wǣn), Lü ᦶᦛᧃ (v̇aen), Tai Dam ꪵꪪꪙ, Shan ဝႅၼ် (wěn), Tai Nüa ᥝᥦᥢᥴ (wáen), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜐𑜫 (biñ). Compare Middle Chinese 環 (MC hwaen).
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | แหวน æ h w n | |
| Phonemic | แหฺวน æ h ̥ w n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | wɛ̌ɛn |
| Royal Institute | waen | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /wɛːn˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
แหวน • (wɛ̌ɛn) (classifier วง)
- ring (ornament).
Derived terms[edit]
- วงแหวน (wong-wɛ̌ɛn, “ring (shape)”)