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Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicคืน
g ụ̄ n
RomanizationPaiboonkʉʉn
Royal Institutekhuen
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɯːn˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *ɣɯːnᴬ (night). Cognate with Lao ຄືນ (khư̄n), Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), ᦆᦹᧃ (xuen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün), Zhuang hwnz or ngwnz.

Noun edit

คืน (kʉʉn)

  1. night.
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Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Lao ຄືນ (khư̄n), Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), ᦆᦹᧃ (xuen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün).

Verb edit

คืน (kʉʉn) (abstract noun การคืน)

  1. to be or cause to be back: to return; to give back, to send back; to bring back, to take back, to restore; to come back, to go back.

Adverb edit

คืน (kʉʉn)

  1. back.
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