ຄົນ

See also: ຄັນ, ຄືນ, ຄື້ນ, and ຄົ້ນ

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰon˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰon˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄົນ
  • Rhymes: -on

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɢwɯnᴬ (“human being, person”). Cognate with Thai คน (kon), Northern Thai ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ, Tai Dam ꪶꪁꪙ, Lü ᦅᦳᧃ (kun), Shan ၵူၼ်း (kúun), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 (kun), Bouyei wenz, Zhuang vunz, Zuojiang Zhuang koenz.

Noun

ຄົນ • (khon) (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. person, man
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai คน (kon), Tai Dam ꪶꪁꪙ, Shan ၶူၼ်ႉ (khṵ̂un), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun).

Verb

ຄົນ • (khon) (abstract noun ການຄົນ)

  1. to mix, stir
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