Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *qeːnᴬ (arm). Cognate with Thai แขน (kɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨶ, ᦶᦃᧃ (ẋaen), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪙ, Shan ၶႅၼ် (khěn), Zhuang gen.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰɛːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰɛːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ແຂນ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun edit

ແຂນ (khǣn)

  1. arm