ວັນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋwanᴬ² (“day”), from Proto-Tai *ŋwanᴬ (“daytime”). Cognate with Thai วัน (wan), Northern Thai ᩅᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦞᧃ (van), Shan ဝၼ်း (wán), Tai Nüa ᥝᥢᥰ (wän), Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang ngoenz, Bouyei nguanz.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋan˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋan˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ວັນ
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

ວັນ • (wan)

1. day

Derived terms

• ແມງວັນ (mǣng wan)

See also

• (units of time) ໜ່ວຍເວລາ (nuāiwē lā); ປີ (pī, “year”), ເດືອນ (dư̄an, “month”), ສັບປະດາ (sap pa dā, “week”) / ອາທິດ (ʼā thit, “week”), ມື້ (mư̄, “day”) / ວັນ (wan, “day”), ຊົ່ວໂມງ (sūa mōng, “hour”), ນາທີ (nā thī, “minute”), ວິນາທີ (wi nā thī, “second”)
• ເວັນ (wen)
• ກາງເວັນ (kāng wen)