ແດນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːnᴬ³ (“boundary; border”). Cognate with Thai แดน (dɛɛn), Isan แดน, Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦶᦡᧃ (ḋaen), Tai Dam ꪵꪒꪙ, Shan လႅၼ် (lěn), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥢ (laen), Phake ꩫိꩫ် (nin), Ahom *𑜓𑜢𑜐𑜫 (*diñ), 𑜃𑜢𑜐𑜫 (niñ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [dɛːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [dɛːn˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ແດນ
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

ແດນ • (dǣn)

1. territory, province; region, district; property, domain, estate; land.
2. boundary, border, frontier.

Derived terms

• ເຂດແດນ (khēt dǣn)
• ດິນແດນ (din dǣn)
• ແດນດິນ (dǣn din)
• ແດນຕໍ່ແດນ (dǣn tǭ dǣn)

 

References

• SEAlang library Lao lexicography. SEAlang Projects. http://sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm