Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *soːlᴬ (to teach). Cognate with Thai สอน (sɔ̌ɔn), Northern Thai ᩈᩬᩁ, ᦉᦸᧃ (ṡoan), Tai Dam ꪎꪮꪙ, Shan သွၼ် (sǎun), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥢᥴ (sóan), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜃𑜫 (son), Zhuang son.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sɔːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sɔːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ສອນ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːn

Verb

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ສອນ (sǭn) (abstract noun ການສອນ)

  1. to teach

Derived terms

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