ຫຼານ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫລານ (lān) — dated

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlaːnᴬ (“nephew; niece; grandchild”). Cognate with Thai หลาน (lǎan), Northern Thai ᩉᩖᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩉᩖᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦜᦱᧃ (l̇aan), Tai Dam ꪨꪱꪙ, Shan လၢၼ် (lǎan), Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥢᥴ (láan), Ahom 𑜎𑜃𑜫 (lan), Zhuang lan, Saek หล่าน.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [laːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [laːn˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຫຼານ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

ຫຼານ • (lān) (classifier ຄົນ)

1. grandchild