ล้าน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ล้าน l ˆ ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	láan
	Royal Institute	lan
(standard) IPA(key)		/laːn˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

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

Numeral

ล้าน • (láan)

1. million

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

ล้าน • (láan)

1. bald

Synonyms

• โล้น (lóon)