ꪹꪜꪸꪙ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *m̩.pelᴬ (“to be; to become”). Cognate with Thai เป็น (bpen), Northern Thai ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶ, Lao ເປັນ (pen), Lü ᦔᦲᧃ (ṗiin), Tai Nüa ᥙᥥᥢ (pen), Shan ပဵၼ် (pǎen), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜃𑜫 (bin), Zhuang baenz, Saek พั๊น.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pen˨]
• Hyphenation: ꪹꪜꪸꪙ
• Rhymes: -en

Verb

ꪹꪜꪸꪙ (pên)

1. to be; to become