Lao edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali nidāna. Cognate with Thai นิทาน (ní-taan), Northern Thai ᨶᩥᨴᩤ᩠ᨶ.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [niʔ˧.tʰaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [niʔ˧˨.tʰaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ນິ-ທານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun edit

ນິທານ (ni thān)

  1. fable, story, tale, folklore, fairy-tale