ผ่อน

Thai

Compare Lao ຜ່ອນ (phǭn).

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Orthographic		ผ่อน pʰ ˋ ɒ n
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		ผ็่อน pʰ ˘ ˋ ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	pɔ̀n
	Royal Institute	phon
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰɔn˨˩/^(R)

ผ่อน • (pɔ̀n) (abstract noun การผ่อน)

to make or become less strict, severe, or tense: to relax, to loosen, to slacken, to mitigate, to relieve, to lower, etc.
to postpone, to defer; to prolong, to extend.
(in regard to debt payment, obligation performance, etc) to give a grace period; to give a moratorium; to give an extension.
(colloquial) to pay in instalments.

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