ບ້ານ

See also: ບານ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːnꟲ (“village”).

Cognate with Thai บ้าน (bâan), Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦢᦱᧃᧉ (ḃaan²), Tai Dam ꪚ꫁ꪱꪙ, Shan မၢၼ်ႈ (māan) or ဝၢၼ်ႈ (wāan), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥢᥲ (màan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang mbanj, Tày bản.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [baːn˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [baːn˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ບ້ານ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ບ້ານ • (bān)

1. village, settlement
2. home
3. apartment

Derived terms

• ບ້ານເດີມ (bān dœ̄m, “birthplace”)
• ໝູ່ບ້ານ (mū bān)
• ບ້ານພັກ (bān phak)

See also

• ເຮືອນ (hư̄an)