ก่อน

See also: ก้อน

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *koːnᴮ (“before”). Cognate with Lao ກ່ອນ (kǭn), Lü ᦂᦸᧃᧈ (k̇oan¹), Shan ၵွၼ်ႇ (kàun), Tai Nüa ᥐᥩᥢᥱ (kǒan), Tai Dam ꪀ꪿ꪮꪙ, Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜃𑜫 (kon), Zhuang gonq.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicก่อน
k ˋ ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboongɔ̀ɔn
Royal Institutekon
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔːn˨˩/(R)

Adverb

ก่อน • (gɔ̀ɔn)

  1. before.
  2. early.
  3. first.

Adjective

ก่อน • (gɔ̀ɔn)

  1. prior.
  2. previous; last; old.

Preposition

ก่อน • (gɔ̀ɔn)

  1. before.

Conjunction

ก่อน • (gɔ̀ɔn)

  1. before.
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