Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1cls.
sheetlexitron
2cls.
platelexitron
3n.
sheet; tablet; plate; plank; strip; piecewiktionary
4cls.
Classifier for paper, CDs, vinyl, and some thin or flat objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifierwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesดินแตกเป็นแผ่น ๆ
The earth has cracked into plates.
เขาพกแผ่นซีดีมาด้วย
He brought a CD with him.
Built from
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɛːnᴮ¹ (“classifier of boards, flat objects, etc.”), from Middle Chinese 片 (MC phenH). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩯ᩠᩵ᨶ, Lao ແຜ່ນ (phǣn), Tai Dam ꪵꪠ꪿ꪙ, Shan ၽႅၼ်ႇ (phèn), Tai Nüa ᥚᥦᥢᥱ (phǎen), Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜐𑜫 (phiñ).