Northern Thai
Etymology
Simplified from ᨻᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩁ (puean, “friend”), from Proto-Tai *bɯ̀an. Cognate with Lao ເພື່ອນ (phư̄an) and Thai เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan).
Pronunciation
- (Chiang Mai) IPA(key): /pɤn˦˨/
Noun
ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ • (poen)
- friend
Pronoun
ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ • (poen)
- he, she
- (slang, colloquial, Internet slang) I, me
- others in general