หมัน

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographicหมัน
h m ạ n
Phonemic
หฺมัน
h ̥ m ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonmǎn
Royal Instituteman
(standard) IPA(key)/man˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หมัน • (mǎn)

  1. a plant, Cordia cochinchinensis, of the family Ehretiaceae.
  2. cotton yarn mixed with dammar gum and rubber seed oil, used as a plug for a hole in a boat.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʰmanᴬ (“sterile”). Cognate with Lao ໝັນ (man), Zhuang maen.

Adjective

หมัน • (mǎn) (abstract noun ความหมัน)

  1. incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring; infertile; sterile.
  2. fruitless, unproductive, unprofitable, useless or purposeless.
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