ແດນ

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Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːnᴬ³ (boundary; border). Cognate with Thai แดน (dɛɛn), Isan แดน, Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, ᦶᦡᧃ (ḋaen), Tai Dam ꪵꪒꪙ, Shan လႅၼ် (lěn), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥢ (laen), Phake ꩫိꩫ် (nin), Ahom *𑜓𑜢𑜐𑜫 (*diñ), 𑜃𑜢𑜐𑜫 (niñ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [dɛːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [dɛːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແດນ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun[edit]

ແດນ (dǣn)

  1. territory, province; region, district; property, domain, estate; land.
  2. boundary, border, frontier.

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