แป้น
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | แป้น æ p ˆ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | แป็้น æ p ˘ ˆ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpɛ̂n |
| Royal Institute | paen | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pɛn˥˩/(R) | |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *peːnꟲ (“board”).[1]
Cognate with Lao ແປ້ນ (pǣn), Northern Thai ᨸᩯ᩠᩶ᨶ, Khün ᨸᩯ᩠᩶ᨶ, Lü ᦶᦔᧃᧉ (ṗaen²), Shan ပႅၼ်ႈ (pēn), Zhuang benj.
Compare Middle Chinese 板 (MC paenX, “plank; board”).
Noun
แป้น • (bpɛ̂n)
- (dated) round and flat board
- (pottery) supporting board used in shaping clay into a pot
- (architecture) supporting board attached to the top of a pillar, such as drop panel, abacus, etc
- anything round and flat like a gold apple (Diospyros decandra fruit)
- (of a typewriter) key
- (of a computer, dated) key
- (dated) a type of fruit picker
Adjective
แป้น • (bpɛ̂n) (abstract noun ความแป้น)
Derived terms
- แป้นเกลียว (bpɛ̂n-gliao)
- แป้นพิมพ์ (bpɛ̂n-pim)
- แป้นอักษร
- ยิ้มแป้น
- ลิงนั่งแป้น
- อกอีแป้นจะแตก
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
แป้น • (bpɛ̂n)
- (ปลา~) any of the various fish in Leiognathus, Secutor, and Gazza ganera of the Leiognathidae family, and also Ambassis genus of the Ambassidae family
Etymology 3
Cognate with Lao ແປ້ນ (pǣn).
Noun
แป้น • (bpɛ̂n)
- (ส้ม~) a species of orange, Citrus reticulata
References
Further reading
- “แป้น” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.