ແດນ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːnᴬ³ (“boundary; border”). Cognate with Thai แดน (dɛɛn), Isan แดน, Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨯᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦶᦡᧃ (ḋaen), Tai Dam ꪵꪒꪙ, Shan လႅၼ် (lěn), Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥢ (laen), Phake ꩫိꩫ် (nin), Ahom *𑜓𑜢𑜐𑜫 (*diñ), 𑜃𑜢𑜐𑜫 (niñ).

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [dɛːn˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [dɛːn˩˨]
Hyphenation: ແດນ
Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

ແດນ • (dǣn)

territory, province; region, district; property, domain, estate; land.
boundary, border, frontier.

Derived terms

ເຂດແດນ (khēt dǣn)
ດິນແດນ (din dǣn)
ແດນດິນ (dǣn din)
ແດນຕໍ່ແດນ (dǣn tǭ dǣn)

References

SEAlang library Lao lexicography. SEAlang Projects. http://sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm

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