แลน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แลน æ l n
Romanization	Paiboon	lɛɛn
	Royal Institute	laen
(standard) IPA^(key)		/lɛːn˧/^(R)

Etymology 1

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Particularly: “Likely of Austroasiatic origin. Compare Proto-Austroasiatic *tlan, whence Vietnamese thằn lằn (“lizard”), Khmer ថ្លាន់ (thlan, “python”), Mon ကၠန် (klɔn, “python”).”

Cognate with Lao ແລນ (lǣn).

Noun

แลน • (lɛɛn) (classifier ตัว)

Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensis)
Synonym: ตะกวด (dtà-gùuat)

Etymology 2

From English LAN, abbreviation of local area network.

Noun

แลน • (lɛɛn)

local area network
สายแลน ― sǎailɛɛn ― LAN wire