คัน
See also: ค้น, คน, คั้น, and คืน
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | คัน g ạ n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kan |
Royal Institute | khan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰan˧/ | |
Homophones edit | ครรภ์ คันถ์ คันธ์ คัล |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *galᴬ (“handle; rod”). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan).
Noun
คัน • (kan)
- rod; handle.
Classifier
คัน • (kan)
- Classifier for long articles, such as umbrella, vehicle, spoon, fork, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- Classifier for vehicles other than carts. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (“dike between rice fields”). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Lü ᦅᧃ (kan), Shan ၵၼ်း (kán).
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) ฅัน (kan)
Noun
คัน • (kan)
- dike; ridge.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (“to itch”). Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan).
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) ฅัน (kan)
Verb
คัน • (kan) (abstract noun การคัน)
- to itch.