ຄືນ

See also: ຄັນ, ຄື້ນ, and ຄົນ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰɯːn˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰɯːn˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຄືນ
• Rhymes: -ɯːn

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣɯːnᴬ (“night”). Cognate with Thai คืน (kʉʉn), Isan คืน, Northern Thai ᨤᩨ᩠ᨶ (xɯɯn⁴), Khün ᨤᩨ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦆᦹᧃ (xuen), Tai Dam ꪁꪳꪙ (ꞌcứn), Tai Dón ꪅꪳꪙ, Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), Tai Nüa ᥑᥪᥢᥰ (xüen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün), Zhuang hwnz or ngwnz.

Noun

ຄືນ • (khư̄n)

1. night

See also

• ແລງ (lǣng)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai คืน (kʉʉn), Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün).

Verb

ຄືນ • (khư̄n) (abstract noun ການຄືນ)

1. to return; to give back