ຄວນ

Lao

Etymology

Possibly from Khmer គួរ (kuə). Cognate with Thai ควร (kuuan).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰuːə̯n˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰuːə̯n˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄວນ
  • Rhymes: -uːə̯n

Verb

ຄວນ • (khūan) (abstract noun ການຄວນ)

  1. should, ought to, must.
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