ຕື່ນ

See also: ຕີນ and ຕົ້ນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *k.tɯːnᴮ (“to wake up”). Cognate with Thai ตื่น (dtʉ̀ʉn), Isan ตื่น, Northern Thai ᨲᩨ᩠᩵ᨶ, Khün ᨲᩨ᩠᩵ᨶ, Lü ᦎᦹᧃᧈ (ṫuen¹), Tai Dam ꪔꪳ꪿ꪙ, Tai Dón ꪔꪳꪙꫀ, Shan တိုၼ်ႇ (tùen), Ahom 𑜄𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (tün).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [tɯːn˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [tɯːn˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຕື່ນ
• Rhymes: -ɯːn

Verb

ຕື່ນ • (tư̄n) (abstract noun ການຕື່ນ)

1. (intransitive) to wake up
2. (intransitive) to be startled

Synonyms

• ຕື່ນນອນ (tư̄n nǭn)

See also

• ຊວດ (sūat)
• ຊວາດ (suāt)