Lao edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰan˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰan˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ພັນ
  • Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1 edit

Lao numbers (edit)
 ←  1 [a], [b] ←  100 ໑໐໐໐
1,000
10,000  →  1,000,000 (106)  → 
    Cardinal: ພັນ (phan)

Cognate with Thai พัน (pan), ᦗᧃ (pan).

Numeral edit

ພັນ (phan)

  1. thousand

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Thai พัน (pan), ᦗᧃ (pan), Shan ပၼ်း (pán).

Verb edit

ພັນ (phan) (abstract noun ການພັນ)

  1. to bind; to tie round