ຄັນ

See also: ຄືນ, ຄື້ນ, and ຄົນ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰan˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰan˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄັນ
  • Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣalᴬ (“to itch”). Cognate with Thai คัน (kan).

Verb

ຄັນ • (khan) (abstract noun ການຄັນ)

  1. to scratch oneself

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *galᴬ (“handle; rod”). Cognate with Thai คัน (kan).

Noun

ຄັນ • (khan)

  1. (mainly in compounds) handle, grip
Derived terms

Classifier

ຄັນ • (khan)

  1. of objects with handles; umbrellas, cutlery, ploughs etc.
  2. of vehicles; cars, buses, bicycles etc.

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit गर्भ (garbha).

Noun

ຄັນ • (khan)

  1. pregnancy

Etymology 4

Noun

ຄັນ • (khan)

  1. time

Conjunction

ຄັນ • (khan)

  1. if, when
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