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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຝົນ (fon), Lü ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Nong Zhuang paen, Saek หวึ่น. Compare Sui fenl (“rain”), Southern Kam bienl (“rain”).
Noun
ฝน • (fǒn)
- rain.
- ฝนตก
- fǒn dtòk
- Rain falls.
- year.
- ควายสามฝน
- kwaai sǎam fǒn
- Three-year-old buffalo.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Cognate with Zhuang bwn, Zuojiang Zhuang pwn.
Verb
ฝน • (fǒn) (abstract noun การฝน)
- (used of an erect body, as a metal stick, graphite stick, etc.) to rub; to reduce to powder, sharpen, or shape by or as if by friction.
ฝนดินสอสองบีบนกระดาษคำตอบ- fǒn din-sɔ̌ɔ sɔ̌ɔng-bii bon grà-dàat kam-dtɔ̀ɔp
- (literally) To rub a 2B pencil on an answer sheet.
(referring to a Scantron answer sheet where pencils are used to colour answer bubbles.)
ฝนทั่งให้เป็นเข็ม- fǒn tâng hâi bpen kěm
- (literally) To rub an anvil into a needle.