ฟัน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ฟัน f ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	fan
	Royal Institute	fan
(standard) IPA(key)		/fan˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *vanᴬ (“to slash”), from Proto-Tai *walᴬ (“to slash”). Cognate with Lao ຟັນ (fan), Shan ၽၼ်း (phán) or ၾၼ်း (fán), Ahom 𑜇𑜃𑜫 (phan) or 𑜇𑜞𑜃𑜫 (phran), Saek วั๋น.

Verb

ฟัน • (fan) (abstract noun การฟัน)

1. to cut; to slash.
2. (colloquial) to have sex with.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *vanᴬ (“tooth”), from Proto-Tai *wanᴬ (“tooth”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩢ᩠ᨶ (fan), Ahom 𑜇𑜝𑜃𑜫 (phlan), Zhuang faenz, Bouyei fanz. Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui vyanl, wyanl (“tooth”), Southern Kam bienl, biaenl (“tooth”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *nipən (whence Tagalog ngipin, Maori niho).

Noun

ฟัน • (fan) (classifier ซี่)

1. tooth.
   • หมอฟัน

     mɔ̌ɔ fan

     dentist