ຂວານ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *xwaːnᴬ (axe). Cognate with Thai ขวาน (kwǎan), ᦧᦱᧃ (ẋwaan) or ᦃᦱᧃ (ẋaan), Tai Dam ꪄꪫꪱꪙ, Shan ၵႂၢၼ် (kwǎan) or ၶႂၢၼ် (khwǎan), Ahom 𑜁𑜃𑜫 (khan), Nong Zhuang kvan.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰuːə̯n˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰuːə̯n˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂວານ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯n

Noun

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ຂວານ (khuān)

  1. axe, ax