กัน

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

กัน • (gan)

1. together; jointly; altogether
2. each other; one another

กัน • (gan)

1. (slang, obsolete) a first person pronoun used when speaking to a male friend

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

กัน • (gan) (abstract noun การกัน)

1. (transitive) to hinder; to prevent; to bar
2. (transitive) to reserve
3. (transitive) to set aside; to keep (out, away, etc)

กัน • (gan)

1. (archaic) a type of war elephants employed to surround and protect a military body
2. a type of barges in the royal barge procession, used to protect a royal barge on both sides

From Old Khmer កាល្ល៑ (kāll, “to trim close to the root or flush with the ground”). Cognate with Modern Khmer កាល់ (kal).

กัน • (gan) (abstract noun การกัน)

1. (transitive, of eyebrows, mustaches, hair, etc) to shape, especially by shaving or trimming

• พู่กัน (pûu-gan)

• “กัน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.