Tai Dam

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːnᴬ³. Cognate with Thai แดน (dɛɛn), Isan แดน, Lao ແດນ (dǣn), Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, ᦶᦡᧃ (ḋaen), Shan လႅၼ် (lěn), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥢ (laen), Phake ꩫိꩫ် (nin), and Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜐𑜫 (niñ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɛn˨]
  • Hyphenation: ꪵꪒꪙ
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

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ꪵꪒꪙ (đen)

  1. border

Derived terms

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References

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  • Baccam, D., Baccam F., Baccam H., & Fippinger, D. (1989). Tai Dam-English, English-Tai Dam vocabulary book. Summer Institute of Linguistics.