มัน

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See also: มีน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicมัน
m ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonman
Royal Instituteman
(standard) IPA(key)/man˧/(R)
Homophonesมันส์

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (singular third-person pronoun (strong)). Cognate with Isan มัน, Lao ມັນ (man), Northern Thai ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨾᩢ᩠ᨶ, Tai Dam ꪣꪽ, Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man), Zuojiang Zhuang minz/mwnz, Zhuang minz/faenz.

Pronoun

มัน (man)

  1. a third person pronoun used to refer to a non-human animal/animals: he, she, it, they, etc.
  2. (informal) a third person pronoun used to refer to an inanimate thing/things: it, they, etc.
  3. (colloquial, can be considered derogatory and offensive) a third person pronoun used to refer to a child/children, younger person/persons, or person/persons of lower status: he, she, it, they, etc.
  4. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) a third person pronoun used to refer to anyone: he, she, it, they, etc.
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (yam). Cognate with Lao ມັນ (man), ᦙᧃ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man).

Noun

มัน (man) (classifier หัว)

  1. yam; tuber.
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Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *manᴬ (grease; oil). Cognate with Lao ມັນ (man), Shan မၼ်း (mán), Ahom 𑜉𑜃𑜫 (man), Zhuang maenz. Compare Proto-Be *maːnᴬ² (grease), Proto-Austronesian *SimaR (grease, oil, fat).

Noun

มัน (man)

  1. fat; grease; oil; tallow.

Adjective

มัน (man) (abstract noun ความมัน)

  1. greasy; oily.
  2. tasting like coconut milk, fat, oil, etc.
  3. glossy; lustrous; shiny.

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Etymology 4

Adjective

มัน (man) (abstract noun ความมัน)

  1. fun; enjoyable; pleasing.
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