ແສນ

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Lao[edit]

Lao numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  100  ←  10,000 ໑໐໐໐໐໐
100,000
1,000,000 (106)  → 
    Cardinal: ແສນ (sǣn)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɛːnᴬ¹ (one hundred thousand) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai แสน (sɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨶ, ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen), Shan သႅၼ် (sěn), Tai Nüa ᥔᥦᥢᥴ (sáen), Phake ꩬိၺ် (siñ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜐𑜫 (siñ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sɛːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sɛːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ແສນ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn

Numeral[edit]

ແສນ (sǣn)

  1. hundred thousand