แหน

Thai

Etymology 1

Cognate with Zhuang hen, Zuojiang Zhuang hen.

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicแหน
æ h n
RomanizationPaiboonhɛ̌ɛn
Royal Institutehaen
(standard) IPA(key)/hɛːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

แหน • (hɛ̌ɛn)

  1. to treasure; to keep for oneself; to hold onto
  2. (archaic) to conceal

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʰneːᴬ (“duckweed”). Cognate with Lao ແໜ (nǣ), Lü ᦶᦐ (ṅae).

Pronunciation
Orthographicแหน
æ h n
Phonemic
แหฺน
æ h ̥ n
RomanizationPaiboonnɛ̌ɛ
Royal Institutenae
(standard) IPA(key)/nɛː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

แหน • (nɛ̌ɛ)

  1. duckweed

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicแหน
æ h n
RomanizationPaiboonhɛ̌ɛn
Royal Institutehaen
(standard) IPA(key)/hɛːn˩˩˦/(R)

Suffix

แหน

  1. A euphonious suffix
Derived terms
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