ອ່ອນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔɔːnᴮ¹ (“soft; tender”), from Proto-Tai *ʔwuːnᴮ (“young, soft”). Cognate with Thai อ่อน (ɔ̀ɔn), Lü ᦀᦸᧃᧈ (˙ʼoan¹), Shan ဢွၼ်ႇ (ʼàun) or ဢူၼ်ႈ (ʼūun), Ahom 𑜒𑜨𑜃𑜫 (ʼon) or 𑜒𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ʼun), Zhuang unq or onq, Nong Zhuang oanq, Saek อูน.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːn˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːn˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ອ່ອນ
• Rhymes: -ɔːn

Adjective

ອ່ອນ • (ʼǭn) (abstract noun ຄວາມອ່ອນ)

1. young
2. soft, light, frail