ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ

Northern Thai

Etymology

Simplified from ᨻᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩁ (puean, “friend”), from Proto-Tai *bɯ̀an. Cognate with Lao ເພື່ອນ (phư̄an) and Thai เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ
Phonemicเปิ้น
e p i ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboonbpə᷆ən
Royal Institutepoen
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/pɤːn˥˥˨/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/pɤːn˥˥/

Noun

ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ • (transliteration needed)

  1. friend

Pronoun

ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ • (poen)

  1. he, she
  2. (slang, colloquial, Internet slang) I, me
  3. others in general
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