คัน
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | คัน g ạ n | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | kan |
| Royal Institute | khan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰan˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ||
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *galᴬ (“handle; rod”).[1]
Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Tai Nüa ᥐᥢᥰ (kän), Zhuang gaenz, Zuojiang Zhuang kaenz.
Compare Middle Chinese 杆 (MC kanH, “rod”).
Noun
คัน • (kan)
Derived terms
- คันชัก (kan-chák)
Classifier
คัน • (kan)
- Classifier for long articles, such as umbrella, vehicle, spoon, fork, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- Classifier for vehicles other than carts. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (“dike between rice fields”).[2]
Cognate with Lao ຄັນ (khan), Lü ᦅᧃ (kan), Shan ၵၼ်း (kán), Zhuang haenz (“shore; dike”).
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) ฅัน (kan)
Noun
คัน • (kan)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (“to itch”).[3]
Cognate with Isan คัน, Lao ຄັນ (khan), Northern Thai ᨤᩢ᩠ᨶ (xan⁴), Khün ᨤᩢ᩠ᨶ (khan⁴), Lü ᦆᧃ (xan), Shan ၶၼ်း (khán, “full of lascivious desire”), Tai Nüa ᥑᥢᥰ (xän, “sexually active”), Zhuang haenz.
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) ฅัน (kan)
Verb
คัน • (kan) (abstract noun การคัน)
- (intransitive) to itch."
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 333
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)[2], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 341
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)[3], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 353