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Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɓaːnꟲ (village). Cognate with Thai บ้าน (bâan), Lao ບ້ານ (bān), Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨷ᩶ᩤ᩠ᨶ, ᦢᦱᧃᧉ (ḃaan²), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), and Zhuang mbanj.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ဝၢၼ်ႈ (wāan)

  1. (dialectal) village, hamlet

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