Thai

Noun

ฝน • ‎(fǒn)

1. rain.
   • ฝนตก  ―  fǒn dtòk  ―  Rain falls.
2. year.
   • ควายสามฝน  ―  kwaai sǎam fǒn  ―  Three-year-old buffalo.

Etymology 2

Verb

ฝน • ‎(fǒn) ‎(abstract noun การฝน)

1. (used of an erect body, as a metal stick, graphite stick, etc.) to rub; to reduce to powder, sharpen, or shape by or as if by friction.
   • ฝนดินสอสองบีบนกระดาษคำตอบ‎

     fǒn din-sɔ̌ɔ sɔ̌ɔng-bii bon grà-dàat kam-dtɔ̀ɔp

     (literally) To rub a 2B pencil on an answer sheet.
     (referring to a Scantron answer sheet where pencils are used to colour answer bubbles.)

   • ฝนทั่งให้เป็นเข็ม‎

     fǒn tâng hâi bpen kěm

     (literally) To rub an anvil into a needle.