Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴮ (to recite). Cognate with Thai อ่าน (àan), Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, ᦀᦱᧃᧈ (˙ʼaan¹), Shan ဢၢၼ်ႇ (ʼàan), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan). Compare Khmer អាន (ʼaan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອ່ານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

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ອ່ານ (ʼān) (abstract noun ການອ່ານ)

  1. to read