อร

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อร ɒ r
Phonemic		ออน ɒ ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	ɔɔn
	Royal Institute	on
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔɔːn˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps from:

• Old Khmer *ʼār (“childless woman”), corresponding to Modern Khmer អារ (ʼaa, “married but childless; barren, infertile, sterile; etc”);
• clipping of อรทัย (“maiden; damsel”), which was possibly derived from Old Khmer ʼārttai (“childless woman”);
• clipping of อรไท or อ่อนไท้ (“noble woman; woman in authority; etc”); or
• corruption of อ่อน (ɔ̀ɔn, “gentle; soft; young; etc”).

Noun

อร • (ɔɔn)

1. (literary, poetic) maiden; damsel; lass.

Adjective

อร • (ɔɔn)

1. (literary, poetic) adorable; beautiful; lovely.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Khmer ʼara, *ʼa (“glad, happy; to delight, to gladden, to please; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer អរ (ʼɑɑ).

Verb

อร • (ɔɔn)

1. (literary, poetic) to content; to delight; to gladden; to please.