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แขวน

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicแขวน
æ kʰ w n
Phonemic
แขฺวน
æ kʰ ̥ w n
RomanizationPaiboonkwɛ̌ɛn
Royal Institutekhwaen
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwɛːn˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *qweːnᴬ (to hang up).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩠ᩅᩯᩁ, Lao ແຂວນ (khǣun), ᦶᦧᧃ (ẋwaen), Shan ၵႅၼ် (kěn) or ၽႅၼ် (phěn), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜐𑜫 (khiñ).

In Northern Tai, possibly cognate with Zhuang venj (to hung up).

Compare Old Chinese (OC *ɡʷeːn).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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แขวน (kwɛ̌ɛn) (abstract noun การแขวน)

  1. to hang; to suspend.
  2. to hang; to be hung; to be suspended.
  3. (slang) to expose to public humiliation; to subject to public shaming.
  4. (slang) to put off from consideration: to table, to shelve, etc.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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แขวน (kwɛ̌ɛn)

  1. (carpentry, architecture) a type of traditional roof framing which connects เต้า (dtâo) with จันทัน (jan-tan).

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 357