ຟານ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *waːlᴬ (“antelope”). Cognate with Thai ฟาน (faan), Northern Thai ᨼᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦝᦱᧃ (faan), Tai Dam ꪡꪱꪙ, Shan ၽၢၼ်း (pháan) or ၾၢၼ်း (fáan), Tai Nüa ᥜᥣᥢᥰ (fäan), Aiton ၸꩫ် (phan).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [faːn˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [faːn˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຟານ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ຟານ • (fān) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. muntjac, barking deer