ຫວ່ານ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̥.waːlᴮ (“to sow; to scatter”). Cognate with Thai หว่าน (wàan), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᩅ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᩅ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦛᦱᧃᧈ (v̇aan¹), Tai Dam ꪪ꪿ꪱꪙ, Tai Dón ꪪꪱꪙꫀ, Shan ဝၢၼ်ႇ (wàan), Zhuang vanq.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋaːn˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋaːn˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຫວ່ານ
• Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

ຫວ່ານ • (huān) (abstract noun ການຫວ່ານ)

1. to sow.
2. to scatter.