หมื่น

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese (MC mʉɐnH, “ten thousand”). Cognate with Lao ໝື່ນ (mư̄n), ᦖᦹᧃᧈ (ṁuen1), Shan မိုၼ်ႇ (mùen), Khmer ម៉ឺន (məɨn) or ហ្មឺន (məɨn), Vietnamese muôn.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหมื่น
hmụ̄ˋn
Phonemicหฺมื่น
h̥mụ̄ˋn
RomanizationPaiboonmʉ̀ʉn
Royal Institutemuen
(standard) IPA(key)/mɯːn˨˩/

Numeral

หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn)

  1. (cardinal) ten thousand (Thai numerals: ๑๐๐๐๐ (10000))

Noun

หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn)

  1. (archaic) a lower rank in the Thai nobility, usually held by relatively junior officers

See also

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