Etymology

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From Thai อำพัน (am-pan), from Persian عنبر ('anbar), from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, ambergris).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔam˩(˧).pʰan˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔam˩˨.pʰan˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອຳ-ພັນ
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

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ອຳພັນ (ʼam phan)

  1. amber.