ໝື່ນ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫມື່ນ (mư̄n) — dated

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 萬 (MC mjonH, “ten thousand”). Cognate with Thai หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn), Lü ᦖᦹᧃᧈ (ṁuen¹), Shan မိုၼ်ႇ (mùen), Khmer ម៉ឺន (məɨn) and ហ្មឺន (məɨn), Vietnamese muôn.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɯːn˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɯːn˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ໝື່ນ
• Rhymes: -ɯːn

Numeral

ໝື່ນ • (mư̄n)

1. ten thousand