ຫ່ານ
Lao
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *haːnᴮ (“goose”). Cognate with Thai ห่าน (hàan), Northern Thai ᩉ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦠᦱᧃᧈ (ḣaan¹), Tai Dam ꪬ꪿ꪱꪙ, Shan ႁၢၼ် (hǎan), Phake ꩭꩫ် (han), Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han), Zhuang hanq, Tày hán. Compare Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ngaenH, “wild goose”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *haan (“goose”), Proto-Khmuic *haːn (“goose”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editຫ່ານ • (hān)