แฟน
Thai
Etymology
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | แฟน æ v n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | fɛɛn |
| Royal Institute | faen | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /fɛːn˧/(R) | |
Noun
แฟน • (fɛɛn)
- (colloquial) fan (admirer, devotee, supporter, etc)
- (slang) lover (person in love affair, as boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, spouse, partner, etc) [first attested around 1947][1]
Derived terms
- แฟนคลับ (fɛɛn-klàp)
- แฟนไซต์ (fɛɛn-sái)
- แฟนพันธุ์แท้ (fɛɛn-pan-tɛ́ɛ)
- แฟนเพจ (fɛɛn-pèet)
- แฟนสาว (fɛɛn-sǎao)
References
Further reading
- “แฟน” 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.