Thai

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Etymology

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From Hokkien (koán).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicก๊วน
k ˊ w n
RomanizationPaiboongúuan
Royal Institutekuan
(standard) IPA(key)/kua̯n˦˥/(R)

Noun

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ก๊วน (gúuan)

  1. (colloquial) gang: group of delinquents, criminals, etc.
  2. (slang) comrade; companion.

See also

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