กรน

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *klɤlᴬ (to snore).[1] The Thai form aberrantly has / -r-/ instead of the expected /-l-/.[2]

Cognate with Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun), Lao ກົນ (kon), ຂົນ (khon), Isan โกน, Shan ၶူၼ် (khǔun), Zhuang gyaen, Nong Zhuang zaen (as in noanzzaen).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกรน
k r n
Phonemic
กฺรน
k ̥ r n
RomanizationPaiboongron
Royal Institutekron
(standard) IPA(key)/kron˧/(R)
Homophonesกรณฑ์

Verb

กรน • (gron) (abstract noun การกรน)

  1. to snore.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 349
  2. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[2], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 373

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