ฝน

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fon"

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ฝน v n
Romanization	Paiboon	fǒn
	Royal Institute	fon
(standard) IPA(key)		/fon˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຝົນ (fon), Lü ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Saek หวึ่น. Compare Sui fenl (“rain”), Southern Kam bienl (“rain”).

Noun

ฝน • (fǒn)

1. rain.
   • ฝนตก

     fǒn dtòk

     Rain falls.

2. year.
   • ควายสามฝน

     kwaai sǎam fǒn

     Three-year-old buffalo.

Etymology 2

Verb

ฝน • (fǒn) (abstract noun การฝน)

1. (used of an erect body, as a metal stick, graphite stick, etc.) to rub; to reduce to powder, sharpen, or shape by or as if by friction.
   • ฝนดินสอสองบีบนกระดาษคำตอบ

     fǒn din-sɔ̌ɔ sɔ̌ɔng-bii bon grà-dàat kam-dtɔ̀ɔp

     (literally) To rub a 2B pencil on an answer sheet.
     (referring to a Scantron answer sheet where pencils are used to colour answer bubbles.)

   • ฝนทั่งให้เป็นเข็ม

     fǒn tâng hâi bpen kěm

     (literally) To rub an anvil into a needle.