tlăn

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See also: -tlan and tlần

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-lən, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁lan. Cognate with Vietnamese trăn.

Pronunciation

Noun

tlăn

  1. (Mường Bi, zoology) python; boa

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *klan, from Austroasiatic.

Noun

tlăn (classifier drei)

  1. python; very large snake

References

  • James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 120