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Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *m̩.pelᴬ (“to be; to become”). Cognate with Thai เป็น (bpen), Northern Thai ᨸᩮ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦔᦲᧃ (ṗiin), Tai Nüa ᥙᥥᥢ (pen), Shan ပဵၼ် (pǎen), Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜃𑜫 (bin), Zhuang baenz, Saek พั๊น.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ເປັນ
- Rhymes: -en
Verb
ເປັນ • (pen) (abstract noun ການເປັນ or ຄວາມເປັນ)
- (copulative, transitive) to be; to become, get
- (intransitive) to live, exist
- (intransitive) to come back to life, to regain consciousness
- (transitive) to be ill, to have a disease
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