จานบิน

Thai

Etymology

จาน (jaan, “plate”) +‎ บิน (bin, “to fly”), formed as a calque of English flying saucer.

Pronunciation

Orthographicจานบิน
t͡ɕ ā n ɓ i n
Phonemic
จาน-บิน
t͡ɕ ā n – ɓ i n
RomanizationPaiboonjaan-bin
Royal Institutechan-bin
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːn˧.bin˧/(R)

Noun

จานบิน • (jaan-bin)

  1. flying saucer; UFO.
  2. Frisbee.

Synonyms

  • จานผี

Further reading

  • “จานบิน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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