ບູຮານ

Lao

Etymology

From Pali purāna, from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá). Compare Khmer បុរាណ (boʔraan), Thai โบราณ (boo-raan).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [buː˩(˧).haːn˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [buː˩˨.haːn˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ບູ-ຮານ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

ບູຮານ • (bū hān) (abstract noun ຄວາມບູຮານ)

1. old, ancient

Derived terms

• ບູຮານວິທະຍາ (bū hān wi tha nyā, “archaeology”)

See also

• ເກົ່າແກ່ (kao kǣ)