ແສນ

Lao

Lao numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  100  ←  10,000 ໑໐໐໐໐໐
100,000 		1,000,000 (106)  → 
    Cardinal: ແສນ (sǣn)

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɛːnᴬ¹ (“one hundred thousand”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai แสน (sɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen), Shan သႅၼ် (sěn), Tai Nüa ᥔᥦᥢᥴ (sáen), Phake ꩬိၺ် (siñ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜐𑜫 (siñ).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ແສນ • (sǣn)

  1. hundred thousand
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