From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴮ (“to recite”). Cognate with Thai อ่าน (àan), Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦀᦱᧃᧈ (˙ʼaan¹), Shan ဢၢၼ်ႇ (ʼàan), Ahom 𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan). Compare Khmer អាន (ʼaan).
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˨]
- Hyphenation: ອ່ານ
- Rhymes: -aːn
ອ່ານ • (ʼān) (abstract noun ການອ່ານ)
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