ꪄꪫꪱꪙ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xwaːnᴬ (“axe”). Cognate with Thai ขวาน (kwǎan), Lao ຂວານ (khuān), Lü ᦧᦱᧃ (ẋwaan) or ᦃᦱᧃ (ẋaan), Shan ၵႂၢၼ် (kwǎan) or ၶႂၢၼ် (khwǎan), Ahom 𑜁𑜃𑜫 (khan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xʷaːn˨]
• Hyphenation: ꪄꪫꪱꪙ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ꪄꪫꪱꪙ (khoan)

1. axe.