ຊຳນານ

Lao

Etymology

From Old Khmer jaṃnāñ (“talented; expert; skilled; capable”). Cognate with Thai ชำนาญ (cham-naan). Compare Modern Khmer ជំនាញ (cumniəñ), an extended form of Khmer ជាញ (ciəñ).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sam˧˥.naːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sam˩˨.naːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຊຳ-ນານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

ຊຳນານ • (sam nān) (abstract noun ການຊຳນານ)

  1. to be skillful; to be expert in; to be experienced in.

Derived terms

ຄວາມຊຳນານ - experience

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