ຫວານ

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *C̥.waːlᴬ (“sweet; delicious”). Cognate with Thai หวาน (wǎan), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦛᦱᧃ (v̇aan), Tai Dón ꪪꪱꪙ, Tai Dam ꪪꪱꪙ, Shan ဝၢၼ် (wǎan), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥢᥴ (wáan), Phake ဝꩫ် (wan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang van, Saek หว่าน.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʋaːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʋaːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຫວານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective[edit]

ຫວານ • (wān) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫວານ)

  1. sweet

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Basic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text)
ຫວານ (wān) ປ້ຽວ (piāu),
ສົ້ມ (som) 		ເຄັມ (khem) ຂົມ (khom) ເຜັດ (phet) ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī)
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