Northern Thai

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ᨯᩮᩬᩥᩁ (transliteration needed)

  1. moon.
  2. month.