See also: ຖານ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC thanH, “charcoal”). Cognate with Thai ถ่าน (tàan), Northern Thai ᨳ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, ᦏᦱᧃᧈ (ṫhaan¹), Tai Nüa ᥗᥣᥢᥱ (thǎan), Shan ထၢၼ်ႇ (thàan).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [tʰaːn˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [tʰaːn˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຖ່ານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun edit

ຖ່ານ (thān)

  1. charcoal

Derived terms edit