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Southern Thai
Adjective
อาน (transliteration needed)
- sterile; barren (of animals)
Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴬ (“saddle”), from Middle Chinese 鞍 (“saddle”). Cognate with Lao ອານ (ʼān), Shan ဢၢၼ် (ʼǎan), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan).
Noun
อาน • (aan)
- saddle.
Etymology 2
Adverb
อาน • (aan)
- painfully
- heavily; dreadfully
Etymology 3
From Khmer អាន (ʼaan, “to sharpen”).
Verb
อาน • (aan) (abstract noun การอาน)
- to sharpen; to whet (swords, spears, etc.)
Etymology 4
Verb
อาน • (aan) (abstract noun การอาน)
- to make offerings of food
Etymology 5
From Pali āna.
Pronunciation
Noun
อาน • (aa-ná-)
- breathing in
Antonyms