ລ້ານ

See also: ລານ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [laːn˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [laːn˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ລ້ານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

Lao numbers (edit)
 ←  1,000  ←  100,000 ໑໐໐໐໐໐໐
1,000,000 (106)
    Cardinal: ລ້ານ (lān)

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

Cognate with Thai ล้าน (láan), Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan²), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥳ (lȧan), Phake လꩫ် (lan), Ahom 𑜎𑜃𑜫 (lan).

Number

ລ້ານ • (lān)

  1. million

Etymology 2

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

Cognate with Thai ล้าน (láan), Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan²), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥲ (làan).

Adjective

ລ້ານ • (lān)

  1. bald

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

Further reading

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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