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คัน

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicคัน
g ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonkan
Royal Institutekhan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰan˧/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *galᴬ (handle; rod). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Tai Nüa ᥐᥢᥰ (kän), Zuojiang Zhuang kaenz.

Noun

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คัน (kan)

  1. rod; handle.
Derived terms
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Classifier

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คัน (kan)

  1. Classifier for long articles, such as umbrella, vehicle, spoon, fork, etc.all nouns using this classifier
  2. Classifier for vehicles other than carts.all nouns using this classifier

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (dike between rice fields). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), ᦅᧃ (kan), Shan ၵၼ်း (kán).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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คัน (kan)

  1. dike; ridge.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (to itch). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Zhuang haenz.

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Verb

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คัน (kan) (abstract noun การคัน)

  1. to itch.