กัน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกัน
k ạ n
RomanizationPaiboongan
Royal Institutekan
(standard) IPA(key)/kan˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *kanᴬ (“each other; together”). Cognate with Lao ກັນ (kan), Lü ᦂᧃ (k̇an), Shan ၵၼ် (kan1), Ahom 𑜀𑜃𑜫 (kan).

Adverb

กัน • (gan)

  1. together.
  2. each other.

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 干 (MC kɑn, “to shield; to protect”). Cognate with Lao ກັນ (kan), Tai Dam ꪀꪽ, Shan ၵၼ် (kan1), Khmer កាល់ (kal).

Verb

กัน • (gan) (abstract noun การกัน)

  1. to hinder; to hamper; to prevent; to place obstacles, barriers.
  2. to avert; to ward off; to protect against (something).
  3. to defend; to protect; to enclose; to shut in; to fence in; to cover; to hide.
  4. to surround; to enclose on all sides.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.