From Proto-Tai *kaːnꟲ, from Middle Chinese 幹 (MC kanH, “body, trunk”). Cognate with Thai ก้าน (gâan), Lao ກ້ານ (kān), Shan ၵၢၼ်ႈ (kāan), Tày cản.
ᥐᥣᥢᥲ (kàan) (1963 orthography ᥐᥣᥢ̀)