Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ. Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen), Shan လိူၼ် (lǒen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (dün) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nün), Bouyei ndianl, Zhuang ndwen or mbwen, Saek เบรี๋ยน.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [dɯːə̯n˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [dɯːə̯n˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເດືອນ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːə̯n

Noun edit

ເດືອນ (dư̄an)

  1. month
  2. moon