แน่น
Thai
Alternative forms
- แหน้น — obsolete, penalized second tone
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnɛːnꟲ¹ (“compact; dense”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩯ᩶ᩁ, Isan แหน้น, Lao ແໜ້ນ (nǣn), Lü ᦶᦐᧃᧉ (ṅaen²), Tai Dam ꪵꪘ꫁ꪙ, Shan ၼႅၼ်ႉ (nḛ̂n), Phake ꩫိꩫ် (nin), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜐𑜫 (niñ).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | แน่น æ n ˋ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | แน็่น æ n ˘ ˋ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | nɛ̂n |
| Royal Institute | naen | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /nɛn˥˩/(R) | |
Adjective
แน่น • (nɛ̂n) (abstract noun ความแน่น)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “แน่น” 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.