ແຂນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qeːnᴬ (“arm”). Cognate with Thai แขน (kɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦶᦃᧃ (ẋaen), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪙ, Shan ၶႅၼ် (khěn), Zhuang gen.

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɛːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɛːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ແຂນ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

ແຂນ • (khǣn)

  1. arm

Derived terms

  • ແຂນສອກ (khǣn sǭk)
  • ແຂນເສຶ້ອ (khǣn sưa)
  • ຄໍ່ແຂນ (khǭ khǣn)
  • ປອກແຂນ (pǭk khǣn)
  • ໂມງແຂນ (mōng khǣn)

References

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