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phin

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phin¹

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Borrowed from Vietnamese phin (“a filter”). Doublet of filter.

noun

  1. A type of coffee filter.

phin²

noun

  1. A type of lute with a pear-shaped body, originating in Thailand and played mostly by ethnic Laotians in Thailand and Laos.

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"phin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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phin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phin

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"phin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phin.

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@misc{phin_2026,
  title = {phin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}