เย็น

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ເຢັນ (yen), Northern Thai ᩀᩮᩢ᩠ᨶ, ᦊᦵᧃ (ẏen), Shan ယဵၼ် (yǎen). Compare Vietnamese yên, Middle Chinese (MC 'an).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเย็น
ey˘n
RomanizationPaiboonyen
Royal Instituteyen
(standard) IPA(key)/jen˧/(R)

Adjective

เย็น • (yen) (abstract noun ความเย็น)

  1. cold; cool; chill.
  2. cool; calm; composed; serene.
  3. chilled; iced.

Antonyms

Noun

เย็น • (yen)

  1. the period of time from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  2. (loosely) evening; late afternoon; early evening.

Derived terms

  • ยามเย็น

See also

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