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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *nwɯːnᴬ (“to lie down; to sleep”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩬᩁ, Khün ᨶᩬᩁ, Lao ນອນ (nǭn), Lü ᦓᦸᧃ (noan), Tai Dam ꪙꪮꪙ, Tai Dón ꪙꪮꪙ, Shan ၼွၼ်း (náun), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥢᥰ (löan) or ᥢᥩᥢᥰ (nöan), Aiton ꩫွꩫ် (non), Phake ꩫွꩫ် (non), Ahom 𑜃𑜨𑜃𑜫 (non), Nong Zhuang noanz.
Pronunciation
Verb
นอน • (nɔɔn) (abstract noun การนอน)
- to lie or lay (down, flat, etc).
- to sleep; to go to bed; to take a nap; to be in or as in the state of sleep; to cease being awake; to be asleep.
- to sleep: to have sex.
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Adjective
นอน • (nɔɔn)
- horizontal.