Etymology

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Cognate with Thai งาน (ngaan), Northern Thai ᨦᩣ᩠ᨶ, ᦇᦱᧃ (ngaan), Tai Dam ꪉꪱꪙ, Shan ငၢၼ်း (ngáan), Tai Nüa ᥒᥣᥢᥰ (ngäan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ŋaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ŋaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ງານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

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ງານ (ngān)

  1. job; work
  2. task