Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicคัน
g ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonkan
Royal Institutekhan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰan˧/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *galᴬ (handle; rod).[1]

Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Tai Nüa ᥐᥢᥰ (kän), Zhuang gaenz, Zuojiang Zhuang kaenz.

Compare Middle Chinese (MC kanH, “rod”).

Noun

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คัน (kan)

  1. rod; handle.
Derived terms
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Classifier

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คัน (kan)

  1. Classifier for long articles, such as umbrella, vehicle, spoon, fork, etc.all nouns using this classifier
  2. Classifier for vehicles other than carts.all nouns using this classifier

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (dike between rice fields).[2]

Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), ᦅᧃ (kan), Shan ၵၼ်း (kán), Zhuang haenz (shore; dike).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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คัน (kan)

  1. dike; ridge.

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (to itch).[3]

Cognate with Isan คัน, Lao ຄັນ (khan), Northern Thai ᨤᩢ᩠ᨶ (xan⁴), Khün ᨤᩢ᩠ᨶ (khan⁴), ᦆᧃ (xan), Shan ၶၼ်း (khán, full of lascivious desire), Tai Nüa ᥑᥢᥰ (xän, sexually active), Zhuang haenz.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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คัน (kan) (abstract noun การคัน)

  1. (intransitive) to itch."

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 333
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 341
  3. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[3], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 353