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

• ຄັນທະນູ (khan tha nū)

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