ของหมั้น

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ของหมั้น. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ของหมั้น, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ของหมั้น in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ของหมั้น you have here. The definition of the word ของหมั้น will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofของหมั้น, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Thai

Etymology

From ของ (kɔ̌ɔng, thing) +‎ หมั้น (mân, betrothal; engagement).

Probably first used in 1934, when the Act Promulgating Book 5 of the Civil and Commercial Code 1934 (พระราชบัญญัติให้ใช้บทบัญญัติบรรพ ๕ แห่งประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๗) was drafted (signed into law on 27 May 1935).

Pronunciation

Orthographicของหมั้น
kʰ ɒ ŋ h m ạ ˆ n
Phonemic
ของ-มั่น
kʰ ɒ ŋ – m ạ ˋ n
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔng-mân
Royal Institutekhong-man
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔːŋ˩˩˦.man˥˩/(R)

Noun

ของหมั้น (kɔ̌ɔng-mân)

  1. (law) engagement gift: property given by a man or his family to a woman as evidence that he will marry her.