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Thai
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 萬 (MC mjonH, “ten thousand”). Cognate with Old Khmer hmīna, hmï̄ṇa, hmina, hmœna (“ten thousand”); Modern Khmer ម៉ឺន (məɨn), ហ្មឺន (məɨn); Lao ໝື່ນ (mư̄n); Lü ᦖᦹᧃᧈ (ṁuen¹); Shan မိုၼ်ႇ (mùen); Vietnamese muôn.
Pronunciation
Numeral
หมื่น • (mʉ̀ʉn)
- ten thousand (Thai numerals: ๑๐๐๐๐ (10000))
Noun
หมื่น • (mʉ̀ʉn)
- (archaic) chief, lord, master, leader, or ruler, especially inferior, minor, or vassal one; also used as an honorific.
- (historical) a minor Thai noble rank above พัน (pan) and below ขุน (kǔn); holder of this rank.
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