เขื่อน

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Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ເຂື່ອນ (khư̄an), Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩁ (xɯan²), Khün ᨡᩮᩨ᩠᩵ᨶ (khɤɤn²), ᦵᦃᦲᧃᧈ (ẋoen¹, gate), Shan ၵိူၼ်ႇ (kòen).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเขื่อน
e kʰ ụ̄ ˋ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonkʉ̀ʉan
Royal Institutekhuean
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɯa̯n˨˩/(R)

Noun

เขื่อน (kʉ̀ʉan)

  1. embankment; dam; dike.
  2. (archaic) bar; barrier; barricade; blockade.