Lao edit

Lao numbers (edit)
 ←  10  ←  1,000 ໑໐໐໐໐
10,000
100,000  →  1,000,000 (106)  → 
    Cardinal: ໝື່ນ (mư̄n)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC mjonH, “ten thousand”). Cognate with Thai หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn), ᦖᦹᧃᧈ (ṁuen¹), Shan မိုၼ်ႇ (mùen), Khmer ម៉ឺន (məɨn) and ហ្មឺន (məɨn), Vietnamese muôn.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɯːn˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɯːn˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ໝື່ນ
  • Rhymes: -ɯːn

Numeral edit

ໝື່ນ (mư̄n)

  1. ten thousand