ລ້ານ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [laːn˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [laːn˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ລ້ານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːnꟲ⁴ (“million”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai ล้าน (láan), Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan2), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥳ (lȧan), Phake လꩫ် (lan), Ahom 𑜎𑜃𑜫 (lan).

Number[edit]

ລ້ານ • (lān)

  1. million

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːnꟲ⁴ (“bald”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai ล้าน (láan), Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan2), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥲ (làan).

Adjective[edit]

ລ້ານ • (lān)

  1. bald
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