ลื่น

Thai

Alternative forms

  • มลื่น (mlʉ̂ʉn) — obsolete, poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *m.lɯːlᴮ (“slippery; smooth”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩨ᩠᩵ᨶ, Isan มื่น, Lao ມື່ນ (mư̄n), Shan မိုၼ်ႈ (mūen), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (mün), Saek หมรื้น, Zhuang lwenq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicลื่น
l ụ̄ ˋ n
RomanizationPaiboonlʉ̂ʉn
Royal Instituteluen
(standard) IPA(key)/lɯːn˥˩/(R)

Verb

ลื่น • (lʉ̂ʉn) (abstract noun การลื่น)

  1. to slip; to slide

Adjective

ลื่น • (lʉ̂ʉn) (abstract noun ความลื่น)

  1. slippery; smooth

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Lao: ລ່ຽນ (līan)

See also

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 345

Further reading

  • “ลื่น” 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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