ขุน

See also: ขน, ขึ้น, and ข้น

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicขุน
un
RomanizationPaiboonkǔn
Royal Institutekhun
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰun˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ຂຸນ (khun), ᦃᦳᧃ (ẋun), Shan ၶုၼ် (khǔn), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun). Compare Old Khmer khuṇa (a noble rank), Modern Khmer ឃុន (khun).

Adjective

ขุน (kǔn)

  1. great in importance, rank, size, or extent.

Noun

ขุน (kǔn)

  1. chief; lord; master.
  2. (historical)
    1. the Thai noble rank above หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn) and below หลวง (lǔuang).
    2. person holding such rank.
  3. (chess) king.
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

ขุน (kǔn) (abstract noun การขุน)

  1. (generally used of animals) to feed.
  2. (generally used of animals) to fatten.
Derived terms
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