Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *klanꟲ. Cognate with Lao ກັ້ນ (kan), Shan ၵၼ်ႈ (kān).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicกลั้น
k l ạ ˆ n
Phonemic
กฺลั้น
k ̥ l ạ ˆ n
RomanizationPaiboonglân
Royal Instituteklan
(standard) IPA(key)/klan˥˩/(R)

Verb edit

กลั้น (glân) (abstract noun การกลั้น)

  1. To restrain, suppress, hold back, inhibit (regular bodily functions, expressions of emotion).
  2. To refrain from (performing a bodily function, expressing emotion).