ຈັກຈັ່ນ

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Lao

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Etymology

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Cognate with Thai จักจั่น (jàk-gà-jàn), Isan จักจั่น, Northern Thai ᨧᩢ᩠ᨠᨧᩢ᩠᩵ᨶ (cak⁶ can²), Tai Dam ꪊꪰꪀꪊ꪿ꪽ (chắc chắn).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [t͡ɕak̚˧˥.t͡ɕan˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [t͡ɕak̚˩˨.t͡ɕan˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຈັກ-ຈັ່ນ
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

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ຈັກຈັ່ນ (chak chan)

  1. (zoology) cicada; grasshopper