ລ້ານ

See also: ລານ

Lao

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Lao numbers ^(edit)

←  1,000	←  100,000	໑໐໐໐໐໐໐ 1,000,000 (106)
Cardinal: ລ້ານ (lān)

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

ລ້ານ • (lān)

1. million

Etymology 2

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

ລ້ານ • (lān)

1. bald

Further reading

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.