กร

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicกร
kr
Phonemicกอน
kɒn
RomanizationPaiboongɔɔn
Royal Institutekon
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔːn˧/

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer kara (hand; finger); ultimately from Pali kara (producing, causing, forming, making, doing; maker, doer) or Sanskrit कर (kara, doer, maker, causer; doing, making, producing, causing). Cognate with Khmer ករ (kɑɑ); Lao ກອນ (kǭn). Related to การ (gaan), กรรม (gam), กรณี (gà-rá-nii), กรณีย์.

Noun

กร (gɔɔn)

  1. (elegant, literary, poetic) hand; arm.
  2. (royal) (พระ~) hand; arm.
  3. (chiefly as a suffix) doer, performer; maker, creator, producer, causer.

Etymology 2

From Pali kara (ray).

Noun

กร (gɔɔn)

  1. (elegant, chiefly in combination) light.

Derived terms

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