ຫວານ
Lao
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *C̥.waːlᴬ (“sweet; delicious”). Cognate with Thai หวาน (wǎan), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦛᦱᧃ (v̇aan), Tai Dón ꪪꪱꪙ, Tai Dam ꪪꪱꪙ, Shan ဝၢၼ် (wǎan), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥢᥴ (wáan), Phake ဝꩫ် (wan), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang van, Saek หว่าน.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editຫວານ • (wān) (abstract noun ຄວາມຫວານ)
Derived terms
edit- ຂອງຫວານ (khǭng wān)
See also
editBasic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text) | |||||
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ຫວານ (wān) | ປ້ຽວ (piāu), ສົ້ມ (som) |
ເຄັມ (khem) | ຂົມ (khom) | ເຜັດ (phet) | ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī) |
Further reading
edit- Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.