ห่าน
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *haːnᴮ (“goose”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຫ່ານ (hān), Lü ᦠᦱᧃᧈ (ḣaan¹), Tai Dam ꪬ꪿ꪱꪙ, Tai Dón ꪬꪱꪙꫀ, Shan ႁၢၼ်ႇ (hàan), Phake ꩭꩫ် (han), Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han), Zhuang hanq. Compare Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ngaenH, “wild goose”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *haan (“goose”), Proto-Khmuic *haːn (“goose”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ห่าน h ˋ ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hàan |
| Royal Institute | han | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /haːn˨˩/(R) | |
Noun edit
ห่าน • (hàan)