อั้น

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicอั้น
ɒ ạ ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboonân
Royal Institutean
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔan˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Verb

อั้น (ân) (abstract noun การอั้น)

  1. (informal, transitive or intransitive) to hold; to keep; to confine; to contain.
    อั้นลมหายใจ
    ân lom-hǎai-jai
    to hold breath
    อั้นปัสสาวะ
    ân bpàt-sǎa-wá
    to hold urine
  2. (slang, often intransitive) to limit; to restrict.
    ไม่อั้น
    mâi ân
    unlimited; without limitation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adverb

อั้น (ân)

  1. (somewhat dated) speechlessly; voicelessly; at a loss for words.