เถื่อน

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.tɯənᴮ (wild). Cognate with Lao ເຖື່ອນ (thư̄an), ᦵᦏᦲᧃᧈ (ṫhoen¹), Shan ထိူၼ်ႇ (thòen), Tai Nüa ᥗᥫᥢᥱ (thǒen), Aiton ထိုꩫ် (thün), Ahom 𑜌𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (thün).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเถื่อน
e tʰ ụ̄ ˋ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboontʉ̀ʉan
Royal Institutethuean
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɯa̯n˨˩/(R)

Noun

เถื่อน (tʉ̀ʉan)

  1. (somewhat archaic) wild; wilderness.

Derived terms

Adjective

เถื่อน (tʉ̀ʉan) (abstract noun ความเถื่อน)

  1. (somewhat archaic) wild; undomestic; undomesticated.
  2. (figurative) wild; savage; barbarous; uncivilised.
  3. (figurative) illegal; unlawful.