ຫ່ານ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *haːnᴮ (“goose”). Cognate with Thai ห่าน (hàan), Shan ႁၢၼ်ႇ (hàan), Ahom 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (han), Zhuang hanq. Compare Middle Chinese 雁 (MC ŋˠan^H, “wild goose”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *haan (“goose”), Proto-Khmuic *haːn (“goose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hāːn/

Noun

ຫ່ານ • (hān)

goose

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