ໜອນ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫນອນ (nǭn) — dated

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰnɔːnᴬ¹ (“worm”), from Proto-Tai *ʰnoːlᴬ (“worm”). Cognate with Thai หนอน (nɔ̌ɔn), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩬᩁ, Tai Dam ꪘꪮꪙ, Tai Dón ꪘꪮꪙ, Shan ၼွၼ် (nǎun), Tai Nüa ᥘᥩᥢᥴ (lóan) or ᥢᥩᥢᥴ (nóan), Tai Laing ꩫွꩼꩫ်, Phake ꩫွꩫ် (non), Ahom *𑜃𑜨𑜃𑜫 (*non), Bouyei noonl, Zhuang non, Nong Zhuang noan.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [nɔːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [nɔːn˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ໜອນ
• Rhymes: -ɔːn

Noun

ໜອນ • (nǭn) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. larva of insect.
2. worm