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มัน

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See also: มีน

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicมัน
m ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonman
Royal Instituteman
(standard) IPA(key)/man˧/(R)
Homophonesมันส์

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (singular third-person pronoun (strong)).[1]

Cognate with Isan มัน, Lao ມັນ (man), Northern Thai ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ, Tai Dam ꪣꪽ, Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man), Zhuang minz (dialectal) and faenz ?, Zuojiang Zhuang minz and mwnz.

Pronoun

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มัน (man)

  1. a third person pronoun used to refer to a non-human animal/animals: he, she, it, they, etc.
  2. (informal) a third person pronoun used to refer to an inanimate thing/things: it, they, etc.
  3. (colloquial, can be considered derogatory and offensive) a third person pronoun used to refer to a child/children, younger person/persons, or person/persons of lower status: he, she, it, they, etc.
  4. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) a third person pronoun used to refer to anyone: he, she, it, they, etc.
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See also
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Thai personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person masculine ผม (pǒm) เรา (rao)
feminine ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)
feminine or
neutral
(colloquial)
ฉัน (chǎn)
2nd person คุณ (kun)
3rd person masculine,
feminine
เขา (kǎo)
neutral มัน (man)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (yam).[2]

Cognate with Lao ມັນ (man), ᦙᧃ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man), Zhuang maenz.

Noun

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มัน (man)

  1. yam; tuber. (Classifiers: ต้น or หัว)
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (grease; oil).[3]

Cognate with Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man).

Compare Proto-Be *maːnᴬ² (grease), Proto-Austronesian *SimaR (grease, oil, fat).

Noun

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มัน (man)

  1. fat; grease; oil; tallow.

Adjective

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มัน (man) (abstract noun ความมัน)

  1. greasy; oily.
  2. tasting like coconut milk, fat, oil, etc.
  3. glossy; lustrous; shiny.

Derived terms

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Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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มัน (man) (abstract noun ความมัน)

  1. fun; enjoyable; pleasing.
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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 358
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 332
  3. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[3], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 333