Khmer edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic រាន
rān
WT romanisation riən
(standard) IPA(key) /riən/

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

រាន (riən)

  1. stand
  2. (Surin dialect) shop, store
  3. porch, veranda, patio, deck
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Khmer rān (to invade, seize, or occupy a territory; to open up land for settlement and cultivation). Compare Thai ราญ (raan, to fight, to battle), Thai ราน (raan, to trim, to lop off, to prune).

Verb edit

រាន (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

  1. to invade, affront (the enemy)
  2. to clear jungle land (for houses and crops)
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Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

រាន (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

  1. to eat indiscriminately