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Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴮ (to recite). Cognate with Thai อ่าน (àan), Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ອ່ານ (ʼān), Tai Dam ꪮ꪿ꪱꪙ, Shan ဢၢၼ်ႇ (ʼàan), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan), Tày án. Compare Khmer អាន (ʼaan).

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ᦀᦱᧃᧈ (˙ʼaan¹) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦀᦱᧃᧈ)

  1. (transitive) to read
  2. (transitive) to count

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References edit

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦀᦱᧃᧈ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International