ອັກສອນ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ອັກສຣ (ʼak san) — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षर (akṣara). Doublet of ອັກຂະລະ (ʼak kha la). Cognate with Isan อักสน, Thai อักษร (àk-sɔ̌ɔn), Khmer អក្សរ (ʼaksɑɑ), Malay aksara and Indonesian aksara.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔak̚˧˥.sɔːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔak̚˩˨.sɔːn˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ອັກ-ສອນ
• Rhymes: -ɔːn

Noun

ອັກສອນ • (ʼak sǭn)

1. writing system

Derived terms

• ຕົວອັກສອນ (tūa ʼak sǭn)
• ອັກສອນກາງ (ʼak sǭn kāng)
• ອັກສອນຕໍ່າ (ʼak sǭn tam)
• ອັກສອນສູງ (ʼak sǭn sūng)