Shan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (moon; month). Cognate with Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Northern Thai ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ, Lao ເດືອນ (dư̄an), ᦵᦡᦲᧃ (ḋoen), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (dün) or 𑜃𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (nün), Bouyei ndianl, Zhuang ndwen or mbwen, Saek เบรี๋ยน.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

လိူၼ် (lǒen)

  1. month.
  2. moon.

See also edit

References edit

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.