ສັງຂານ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ສົງກຣານ (song ka rān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (saṅkrānti, “the passage of the Sun from one position (Aries) to another (Taurus)”). Compare Lü ᦉᧂᦃᦱᧃ (ṡangẋaan) and Thai สงกรานต์ (sǒng-graan). Doublet of ສົງການ (song kān).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saŋ˩(˧).kʰaːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saŋ˥˧˧.kʰaːn˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ສັງ-ຂານ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun

ສັງຂານ • (sang khān)

1. Songkran

See also

• ປີໃໝ່ (pī mai)