ຈັກຈັ່ນ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Thai จักจั่น (jàk-gà-jàn), Isan จักจั่น, Northern Thai ᨧᩢ᩠ᨠᨧᩢ᩠᩵ᨶ (cak⁶ can²), Tai Dam ꪊꪰꪀꪊ꪿ꪽ (chắc chắn).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕak̚˧˥.t͡ɕan˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕak̚˩˨.t͡ɕan˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຈັກ-ຈັ່ນ
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

ຈັກຈັ່ນ • (chak chan)

1. (zoology) cicada; grasshopper