ล้าน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicล้าน
l ˆ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonláan
Royal Institutelan
(standard) IPA(key)/laːn˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːnꟲ⁴ (“million”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ລ້ານ (lān), Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan²), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥳ (lȧan), Phake လꩫ် (lan), Ahom 𑜎𑜃𑜫 (lan).

Numeral

ล้าน • (láan)

  1. million

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːnꟲ⁴ (“bald”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ລ້ານ (lān), Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan²), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥲ (làan).

Adjective

ล้าน • (láan)

  1. bald
Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Humanistic Studies, The State University of New York at Albany
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