ອາຂະຍານ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आख्यान (ākhyāna) and Pali akkhāna.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩(˧).kʰa(ʔ˧˥).ɲaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩˨.kʰa(ʔ˩˨).ɲaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອາ-ຂະ-ຍານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ອາຂະຍານ • (ʼā kha nyān)

  1. recitation, narration
  2. story, tale