ອ່ອນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔɔːnᴮ¹ (“soft; tender”), from Proto-Tai *ʔwuːnᴮ (“young, soft”). Cognate with Thai อ่อน (ɔ̀ɔn), Lü ᦀᦸᧃᧈ (˙ʼoan¹), Shan ဢွၼ်ႇ (ʼàun) or ဢူၼ်ႈ (ʼūun), Ahom 𑜒𑜨𑜃𑜫 (ʼon) or 𑜒𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ʼun), Zhuang unq or onq, Nong Zhuang oanq, Saek อูน.

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔɔːn˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔɔːn˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອ່ອນ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːn

Adjective

ອ່ອນ • (ʼǭn) (abstract noun ຄວາມອ່ອນ)

  1. young
  2. soft, light, frail
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