ຈືນ

Lao

Etymology

Cognate with Isan จืน, Northern Thai ᨧᩨ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨧᩨ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦈᦹᧃ (ṫsuen), and Shan ၸိုၼ် (tsǔen).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯːn˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຈືນ
• Rhymes: -ɯːn

Verb

ຈືນ • (chư̄n)

1. (transitive) to fry (in oil)

Synonyms

• ຂົ້ວ (khūa)
• ຈຽວ (chiāu)
• ຈຶນ (chưn)

References

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.