ជាន់

See also: ជៀន, ជំនឿ, ជន, and ជូន

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ជាន (jān/jan, “To set foot on, walk on; to walk over (land) to assert one's dominion; to exercise ownership or authority over, hold; stage, degree, level; floor, story”). Compare ชั้น (chán).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic	ជាន់ jān´
WT romanisation	cŏən
(standard) IPA^(key)	/cŏən/

Verb

ជាន់ • (cŏən) (abstract noun ការជាន់)

to step on, to trample
to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle);
(figuratively) to dominate; to be in charge of

Noun

ជាន់ • (cŏən)

storey, floor (in a building), level; stage, step; class; layer
period of time

Affixed forms

កញ្ជាន់ (kɑñcŏən)
ខ្ជាន់ (khcŏən)
ជញ្ជាន់ (cŭəñcŏən)
ជំនាន់ (cumnŏən)
ឈ្នាន់ (chnŏən)
បញ្ជាន់ (bɑñcŏən)
ប្រជាន់ (prɑcŏən)