ว่าน

Thai

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • †หว้าน (hwâan)

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai *ᩉ᩠ᩅ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ and later ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩅ᩵ᩤ᩠ᨶ, Isan หว้าน or ว่าน, Lao ຫວ້ານ (wān) or ວ່ານ (wān), Lü ᦛᦱᧃᧉ (v̇aan²).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicว่าน
w ˋ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonwâan
Royal Institutewan
(standard) IPA(key)/waːn˥˩/(R)

Noun

ว่าน • (wâan) (classifier ต้น)

  1. any plant traditionally believed to be of a medical, chemical, or supernatural quality, such as the power of prolonging life.
  2. used as a title for such a plant.
    ว่านหางจระเข้
    wâan hǎang-jɔɔ-rá-kêe
    Aloe vera
    (literally) The wan crocodile tail
    ว่านนางกวัก
    wâan naang-gwàk
    Amazon lily
    (literally) The wan beckoning lady
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