คัน
Thai
editPronunciation
editOrthographic/Phonemic | คัน g ạ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kan |
Royal Institute | khan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰan˧/(R) | |
Homophones |
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Tai *galᴬ (“handle; rod”). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Tai Nüa ᥐᥢᥰ (kän), Zuojiang Zhuang kaenz.
Noun
editคัน • (kan)
Derived terms
edit- คันชัก (kan-chák)
Classifier
editคัน • (kan)
- Classifier for long articles, such as umbrella, vehicle, spoon, fork, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- Classifier for vehicles other than carts. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (“dike between rice fields”). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Lü ᦅᧃ (kan), Shan ၵၼ်း (kán).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editคัน • (kan)
Etymology 3
editFrom Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (“to itch”). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Zhuang haenz.
Alternative forms
editVerb
editคัน • (kan) (abstract noun การคัน)
- to itch.