Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ɢaːnᴬ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩤ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨣᩤ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຄານ (khān), ᦅᦱᧃ (kaan), Shan ၵၢၼ်း (káan), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥢᥰ (käan), Phake ကꩫ် (kan), Ahom 𑜀𑜃𑜫 (kan), Nong Zhuang ganz. Compare Middle Chinese 竿 (MC kan) or Old Chinese 竿 (OC *kaːn).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicคาน
g ā n
RomanizationPaiboonkaan
Royal Institutekhan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːn˧/(R)
Homophonesฆาน

Noun edit

คาน (kaan)

  1. shoulder pole.
  2. shaft; beam.