ຊ້ອນ

Lao

Etymology

Unknown. Shared lexeme across several languages in mainland Southeast Asia, including Thai ช้อน (chɔ́ɔn), Burmese ဇွန်း (jwan:), Mon ဇန် (còn).[1]

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Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sɔːn˥˨]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sɔːn˧˦]
  • Hyphenation: ຊ້ອນ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːn

Noun

ຊ້ອນ • (sǭn)

  1. spoon

See also

References
  1. Mathias Jenny (2015) “Foreign influence in the Burmese language”, in International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
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