ᥑᥩᥢᥰ

Tai Nüa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔn˥˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣwanᴬ. Cognate with Thai ควัน (kwan), Lao ຄວັນ (khuan), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ, Khün ᨣ᩠ᩅᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦩᦸᧃ (xwoan) or ᦆᦸᧃ (xoan), Shan ၵႂၢၼ်း (kwáan), ၵွၼ်း (káun), ၵႂၼ်း (kwán), or ၵၼ်း (kán), Tai Dam ꪁꪺꪙ, Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜃𑜫 (khon), Tày vằn, Saek กฺ๊อน.

Noun

ᥑᥩᥢᥰ (xöan) (1963 orthography ᥑᥩᥢ̈)

1. smoke
2. vapor; steam

Adjective

ᥑᥩᥢᥰ (xöan) (1963 orthography ᥑᥩᥢ̈)

1. (of smoke) strong; thick; diffuse

Etymology 2

Verb

ᥑᥩᥢᥰ (xöan) (1963 orthography ᥑᥩᥢ̈)

1. to rock; to sway

References

• Meng, Zunxian (孟尊贤) (2007) “ᥑᥩᥢᥰ”, in 傣汉词典 ᥓᥣᥛᥰ ᥖᥨᥝ ᥑᥣᥛᥰ ᥖᥭᥰ ᥑᥥᥱ, Kunming: 云南民族出版社, →ISBN, page 219