See also: ພັນ and ພຸ້ນ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC pwonX, “origin, foundation”). Cognate with Thai พื้น (pʉ́ʉn), ᦗᦹᧃᧉ (puen²), Shan ပိုၼ်ႉ (pṵ̂en), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (pün).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰɯːn˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰɯːn˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ພື້ນ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːn

Noun edit

ພື້ນ (phư̄n)

  1. floor
  2. history, origin, background