คาน

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɢaːnᴬ.[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩤ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨣᩤ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຄານ (khān), Lü ᦅᦱᧃ (kaan), Shan ၵၢၼ်း (káan), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥢᥰ (käan), Phake က︀ꩫ︀် (kan), Ahom 𑜀𑜃𑜫 (kan), Zhuang hanz, Nong Zhuang ganz, Tày càn.

Compare Middle Chinese 竿 (MC kan) or Old Chinese 竿 (OC *kaːn).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicคาน
g ā n
RomanizationPaiboonkaan
Royal Institutekhan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːn˧/(R)
Homophonesฆาน

Noun

คาน • (kaan)

  1. shoulder pole.
  2. shaft; beam.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 339
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