ອ່ານ

Lao

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ອ່ານ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

ອ່ານ • (ʼān) (abstract noun ການອ່ານ)

1. to read