រាន

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រាន
rān
WT romanisation riən
(standard) IPA(key) /riən/

Etymology 1

Noun

រាន • (riən)

  1. stand
  2. (Surin dialect) shop, store
  3. porch, veranda, patio, deck
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer rān (“to invade, seize, or occupy a territory; to open up land for settlement and cultivation”). Compare Thai ราญ (raan, “to fight, to battle”), Thai ราน (raan, “to trim, to lop off, to prune”).

Verb

រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

  1. to invade, affront (the enemy)
  2. to clear jungle land (for houses and crops)
Derived terms

Affixed forms

Etymology 3

Verb

រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

  1. to eat indiscriminately
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