ᦅᦳᧃ

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ɢwɯnᴬ (human; person). Cognate with Thai คน (kon), Northern Thai ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຄົນ (khon), Shan ၵူၼ်း (kúun), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥢᥰ (kön), Tai Dam ꪶꪁꪙ, Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 (kun), Bouyei wenz, Zhuang vunz.

Noun

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ᦅᦳᧃ (kun)

  1. person

Adjective

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ᦅᦳᧃ (kun) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦅᦳᧃ)

  1. alive; living

Classifier

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ᦅᦳᧃ (kun)

  1. Classifier for people.

Etymology 2

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From Pali guṇa (cord; fibre; quality) or from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, quality, feature, attribute; merit, virtue; etc). Cognate with Thai คุณ (kun), Lao ຄຸນ (khun), Shan ၵုင်ႇ (kùng), Khmer គុណ (kun), Old Javanese guṇa.

Noun

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ᦅᦳᧃ (kun)

  1. favour; gratitude

Etymology 3

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Cognate to Thai คูณ (kuun), Lao ຄູນ (khūn), Shan ၵုၼ်း (kún). Compare Khmer គុណ (kun).

Verb

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ᦅᦳᧃ (kun) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦅᦳᧃ)

  1. (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply

References

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  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦅᦳᧃ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International