ພື້ນ

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See also: ພັນ and ພຸ້ນ

Lao

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *bɯːnꟲ⁴ (ground, earth) (Jonsson, 1991), from Middle Chinese (MC pwonX, “origin, foundation”). Cognate with Thai พื้น (pʉ́ʉn), ᦗᦹᧃᧉ (puen²), Shan ပိုၼ်ႉ (pṵ̂en), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (pün).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰɯːn˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰɯːn˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ພື້ນ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːn

Noun

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ພື້ນ (phư̄n)

  1. floor
  2. history, origin, background