ကောန်တဲ

ကောန်တဲ

Mon

Etymology

ကောန် (kon, “child”) +‎ တဲ (tay, “hand”), thus literally “child of hand(s)”; compare also Thai ลูกมือ (“assistant”), which has the same construction.

Pronunciation

• (Thailand)
  • (Pak Kret District) IPA^(key): /kon tɔa/[1]

Noun

ကောန်တဲ (kon tay)

1. assistant[1][2]
2. apprentice[1]

   Synonym: ကောန်ကွး (kon kwaḥ)

3. (Pak Kret District) subordinate[1]

   Synonym: ကောန်ရဲ (kon ray)

4. (Pak Kret District) something towed[1]
   1. rolling stock of a train[1]
   2. boat[1]

      Synonym: ဂၠုၚ် (gluṅ)

References

1. Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) , “ကောန်; တဲ”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎ (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, pages 35, 37, 330, 332
2. จำปี ซือสัตย์ (2007[2008]) , “ลูกมือ”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ, page 209