ແຂນ

Lao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ແຂນ • (khǣn)

1. arm

Derived terms

• ແຂນສອກ (khǣn sǭk)
• ແຂນເສຶ້ອ (khǣn sưa)
• ຄໍ່ແຂນ (khǭ khǣn)
• ປອກແຂນ (pǭk khǣn)
• ໂມງແຂນ (mōng khǣn)

 

References

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.