ແສນ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *sɛːnᴬ¹ (“one hundred thousand”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Thai แสน (sɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᩈᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦶᦉᧃ (ṡaen), Shan သႅၼ် (sěn), Tai Nüa ᥔᥦᥢᥴ (sáen), Phake ꩬိၺ် (siñ), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜐𑜫 (siñ).

Pronunciation edit

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [sɛːn˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [sɛːn˥˧˧]
Hyphenation: ແສນ
Rhymes: -ɛːn

Numeral edit

ແສນ • (sǣn)

hundred thousand

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