ฝน

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”). Cognate with Lao ຝົນ (fon), Lü ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Saek หวึ่น.

ฝน • (fǒn)

1. rain.
   • ฝนตก

     fǒn dtòk

     Rain falls.

2. year.
   • ควายสามฝน

     kwaai sǎam fǒn

     Three-year-old buffalo.

ฝน • (fǒn) (abstract noun การฝน)

1. (used of an erect body, as a metal stick, graphite stick, etc.) to rub; to reduce to powder, sharpen, or shape by or as if by friction.
   • ฝนดินสอสองบีบนกระดาษคำตอบ

     fǒn din-sɔ̌ɔ sɔ̌ɔng-bii bon grà-dàat kam-dtɔ̀ɔp

     (literally) To rub a 2B pencil on an answer sheet.
     (referring to a Scantron answer sheet where pencils are used to colour answer bubbles.)

   • ฝนทั่งให้เป็นเข็ม

     fǒn tâng hâi bpen kěm

     (literally) To rub an anvil into a needle.