Ahom

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴬ (saddle), from Middle Chinese (“saddle”). Cognate with Thai อาน (aan), Lao ອານ (ʼān), Shan ဢၢၼ် (ʼǎan).

Noun

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𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan)

  1. saddle (of a horse)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ʔaːnᴮ (to recite). Cognate with Thai อ่าน (àan), Northern Thai ᩋ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ອ່ານ (ʼān), ᦀᦱᧃᧈ (˙ʼaan¹), Shan ဢၢၼ်ႇ (ʼàan). Compare Khmer អាន (ʼaan).

Verb

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𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan)

  1. to count
  2. to read

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Tai *ʔalᴬ (classifier for things). Cognate with Thai อัน (an), Lao ອັນ (ʼan), ᦀᧃ (˙ʼan), Shan ဢၼ် (ʼǎn), Zhuang aen, Tày ăn.

Classifier

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𑜒𑜃𑜫 (ʼan)

  1. general classifier