ก้าน

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kaːnꟲ (“stem”),[1] from Middle Chinese 幹 (MC kanH, “body, trunk”).

Cognate with Lao ກ້ານ (kān), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥢᥲ (kàan), Shan ၵၢၼ်ႈ (kāan), Tày cản, Zhuang ganj in ganjfaex (“tree trunk”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicก้าน
k ˆ ā n
RomanizationPaiboongâan
Royal Institutekan
(standard) IPA(key)/kaːn˥˩/(R)

Noun

ก้าน • (gâan)

  1. stem, stalk, petiole.
  2. midrib of a leaf or a pinnate leaflet.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 330
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