រាន

Khmer

Pronunciation

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

Noun

រាន • (riən)

stand
(Surin dialect) shop, store
porch, veranda, patio, deck

Synonyms

របៀង (rɔbiəng)

Etymology 2

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

រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

to invade, affront (the enemy)
to clear jungle land (for houses and crops)

Derived terms

រុករាន (ruk riən)

Affixed forms

ទន្ទ្រាន (tŭəntriən)

Verb

រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

to eat indiscriminately