ກິນ
Lao
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *kɯɲᴬ (“to eat”). Cognate with Thai กิน (gin), Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦂᦲᧃ (k̇iin), Tai Dam ꪀꪲꪙ, Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥢ (kin), Shan ၵိၼ် (kǐn), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜃𑜫 (kin), Saek กิ๋น, Nong Zhuang gwn, Zhuang gwn.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editກິນ • (kin) (abstract noun ການກິນ)
- to eat
- (colloquial) to drink
Derived terms
edit- ເຄື່ອງກິນ (khư̄ang kin, “food”)
- ເສືອກິນໝູ (sư̄a kin mū, “a game resembling chess, played on a board of 16 squares, with twelve pigs and four tigers”)
See also
edit- ທານ (thān, “to eat (polite)”)