ແຫວນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰwɛːnᴬ¹ (“ring; bangle”). Cognate with Thai แหวน (wɛ̌ɛn), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅᩯᩁ, Lü ᦶᦛᧃ (v̇aen), Tai Dam ꪵꪪꪙ, Shan ဝႅၼ် (wěn), Tai Nüa ᥝᥦᥢᥴ (wáen), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜐𑜫 (biñ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋɛːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋɛːn˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ແຫວນ
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

ແຫວນ • (wǣn)

1. ring (ornament).