เย็น

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ເຢັນ (yen), Northern Thai ᩀᩮ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦊᦲᧃ (ẏiin), Shan ယဵၼ် (yěn). Compare Vietnamese yên, Middle Chinese 安 (MC ʔɑn).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเย็น
e y ˘ n
RomanizationPaiboonyen
Royal Instituteyen
(standard) IPA(key)/jen˧/

Adjective

เย็น • (yen) (abstract noun ความเย็น)

  1. cold; cool.
    Antonym: ร้อน (rɔ́ɔn)

Noun

เย็น • (yen)

  1. late afternoon; early evening; dusk (4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.). See Appendix:Thai/Time.

Verb

เย็น • (yen) (abstract noun การเย็น)

  1. to be cold; to be cool; to chill; to cool off.
  2. to relax.
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