ຄືນ

See also: ຄັນ, ຄື້ນ, and ຄົນ

Lao

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɯːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɯːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄືນ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːn

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣɯːnᴬ (“night”). Cognate with Thai คืน (kʉʉn), Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün), Zhuang hwnz or ngwnz.

Noun

ຄືນ • (khư̄n)

  1. night
See also
  • ແລງ (lǣng)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai คืน (kʉʉn), Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün).

Verb

ຄືນ • (khư̄n) (abstract noun ການຄືນ)

  1. to return; to give back
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