อัน

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔalᴬ (classifier for things). Cognate with Lao ອັນ (ʼan), ᦀᧃ (˙ʼan), Shan ဢၼ် (ʼǎn), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan), Zhuang aen, Tày ăn.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicอัน
ɒ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonan
Royal Institutean
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔan˧/(R)
Homophonesอันต์

Noun

อัน (an)

  1. item; piece.

See also

Pronoun

อัน (an)

  1. one.
    อันที่ดีที่สุด  ―  an tîi dii tîi-sùt  ―  the best one

Classifier

อัน (an)

  1. Classifier for small objects; the general classifier for small inanimate things.all nouns using this classifier
    แปรงสีฟันหนึ่งอัน  ―  bprɛɛng-sǐi-fan nʉ̀ng an  ―  one toothbrush