เพื่อน

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Chinese (MC banX, “companion; partner”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ, Khmer ភឿន (phɨən), Lao ເພື່ອນ (phư̄an), Shan ပိူၼ်ႈ (pōen), Vietnamese bạn.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเพื่อน
e b ụ̄ ˋ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonpʉ̂ʉan
Royal Institutephuean
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɯa̯n˥˩/(R)

Pronoun

เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan)

  1. (archaic) a third person pronoun: he, she, it, they, etc.[1][2]
  2. anyone or anything else; any other person or thing; other(s); the other(s).

Noun

เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan) (classifier คน)

  1. person whom one knows, likes, trusts, is allied with, or receives support from: friend, buddy, mate; familiar, intimate; patron, supporter, ally; etc.
  2. person going somewhere or doing something with someone as companion or escort.
  3. person sharing or involved in the same activity, occupation, condition, status, etc: fellow, peer, comrade, associate, etc.
  4. (slang) sex partner.
  5. (slang and archaic) lesbian partner; party to or partner in a lesbian relationship.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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