Wiktionary

ຝັນ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *hwanᴬ (“dream”). Cognate with Thai ฝัน (fǎn), Northern Thai ᨺᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦚᧃ (ḟan), Shan ၽၼ် (phǎn) or ၾၼ် (fǎn), Ahom 𑜇𑜃𑜫 (phan) or 𑜇𑜞𑜃𑜫 (phran). Compare Sui vyanl (“dream”), Southern Kam bienl, biaenl (“dream”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [fan˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [fan˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຝັນ
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun edit

ຝັນ • (fan)

  1. dream.

Verb edit

ຝັນ • (fan) (abstract noun ການຝັນ)

  1. to dream.

Further reading edit

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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