ວິນຍານ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna) and Pali viññāṇa. Cognate with Thai วิญญาณ (win-yaan), Khmer វិញ្ញាណ (vɨññiən), Khün ᩅᩥᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ᩠ᨱ, Shan ဝီႉၺႃႇၼႃႉ (wḭ̂i nyàa nâ̰a).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʋin˧˥.ɲaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʋin˩˨.ɲaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ວິນ-ຍານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun edit

ວິນຍານ (win nyān)

  1. soul