ຖະໜົນ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຖະຫນົນ (tha non) — dated
• ຖນົນ (tha non) — obsolete

Etymology

From Old Khmer ថ្នល (thnal), ត្នល (tnal), ត្នល្ល (tnall), ត្នោល (tnol), ថ្នោល (thnol, “access, especially causeway, inlet, or road over an embankment”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ថ្នល់ (thnɑl), Thai ถนน (tà-nǒn).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ʔ˧˥).non˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ʔ˩˨).non˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຖະ-ໜົນ
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

ຖະໜົນ • (tha non)

1. road; street; path