พยาน

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old Khmer bejañāṇa, bœjñāṇa, bvejjañāṇa (“expert witness”), corresponding to Modern Khmer ពេជ្ញញាណ (pɨcñɔɔñiən).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพยาน
b y ā n
Phonemicพะ-ยาน
b a – y ā n
RomanizationPaiboonpá-yaan
Royal Institutepha-yan
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˦˥.jaːn˧/
Homophonesพยาล

Noun

พยาน • (pá-yaan)

  1. evidence; testimony.
  2. witness.

Usage notes

Uses the following classifiers, depending on form:

  • ปาก (bpàak) for witnesses giving testimony in court or before public authority.
  • คน (kon) for witnesses in any other cases.

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