ขันหมาก

Thai

elaborate paan bowl

Etymology

From ขัน (kǎn, basin; bowl) + หมาก (màak, paan). Literally "paan bowl".

Pronunciation

Orthographicขันหมาก
nhmāk
Phonemicขัน-หฺมาก
nh̥māk
RomanizationPaiboonkǎn-màak
Royal Institutekhan-mak
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰan˩˩˦.maːk̚˨˩/

Noun

ขันหมาก (kǎn-màak)

  1. bowl containing paan, given by a groom as a token of respect to the parents of the bride at the engagement or wedding ceremony.
  2. procession carrying such a bowl to the familyof the bride.
  3. (historical) bowl containing paan, used as an emblem of a noble person.

Derived terms

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