Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *liːnꟲ (tongue). Cognate with Thai ลิ้น (lín), ᦟᦲᧃᧉ (liin²), Shan လိၼ်ႉ (lḭ̂n), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜃𑜫 (lin), Bouyei linx, Zhuang linx, Saek ลีน.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [liːn˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [liːn˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ລີ້ນ
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun edit

ລີ້ນ (līn)

  1. tongue