แป้น

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicแป้น
æ p ˆ n
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แป็้น
æ p ˘ ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboonbpɛ̂n
Royal Institutepaen
(standard) IPA(key)/pɛn˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *peːnꟲ (board).[1]

Cognate with Lao ແປ້ນ (pǣn), Northern Thai ᨸᩯ᩠᩶ᨶ, Khün ᨸᩯ᩠᩶ᨶ, ᦶᦔᧃᧉ (ṗaen²), Shan ပႅၼ်ႈ (pēn), Zhuang benj.

Compare Middle Chinese (MC paenX, “plank; board”).

Noun

แป้น • (bpɛ̂n)

  1. (dated) round and flat board
  2. (pottery) supporting board used in shaping clay into a pot
  3. (architecture) supporting board attached to the top of a pillar, such as drop panel, abacus, etc
  4. anything round and flat like a gold apple (Diospyros decandra fruit)
  5. (of a typewriter) key
  6. (of a computer, dated) key
  7. (dated) a type of fruit picker

Adjective

แป้น • (bpɛ̂n) (abstract noun ความแป้น)

  1. round and flat; oblate

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

แป้น • (bpɛ̂n)

  1. (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)

  1. (ส้ม~) a species of orange, Citrus reticulata

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 339

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.