Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ដូន
ṭūn
WT romanisation doun
(standard) IPA(key) /ɗoun/

Etymology 1

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Noun

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ដូន (doun)

  1. grandmother; old lady; female ancestor; respectful term for an old woman

Etymology 2

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Compare Thai โดน (doon).

Verb

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ដូន (doun) (abstract noun ការដូន)

  1. (rare) to hit or touch one another