ປະທານ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna), Cognate with Thai ประธาน (bprà-taan), modern Khmer ប្រធាន (prɑthiən).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˧˥).tʰaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pa(ʔ˩˨).tʰaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ປະ-ທານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ປະທານ • (pa thān)

  1. chairperson, head, leader
  2. (grammar) subject

Further reading
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