ລ້ານ

Lao

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [laːn˥˨]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [laːn˧˦]
Hyphenation: ລ້ານ
Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

**Lao numbers ^(edit)**
← 1,000	← 100,000	໑໐໐໐໐໐໐ 1,000,000 (10⁶)
Cardinal: ລ້ານ (lān)

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːnꟲ⁴ (“million”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai ล้าน (láan), Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan²), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥳ (lȧan), Phake လꩫ် (lan), Ahom 𑜎𑜃𑜫 (lan).

Number

ລ້ານ • (lān)

million

Etymology 2

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *laːnꟲ⁴ (“bald”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai ล้าน (láan), Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦟᦱᧃᧉ (laan²), Shan လၢၼ်ႉ (lâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥲ (làan).

Adjective

ລ້ານ • (lān)

bald

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