กำนัน

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Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Khmer កំណាន់ (kɑmnan, person in charge).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicกำนัน
k å n ạ n
Phonemic
กำ-นัน
k å – n ạ n
RomanizationPaiboongam-nan
Royal Institutekam-nan
(standard) IPA(key)/kam˧.nan˧/(R)
Homophonesกำนัล

Noun

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กำนัน (gam-nan)

  1. (archaic) caretaker; defender; keeper; protector.
  2. (law) public officer in charge of ตำบล (dtam-bon, subdistrict).

Verb

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กำนัน (gam-nan)

  1. (archaic) to defend; to keep; to protect; to prevent.
  2. (archaic) to carry; to hold; to uphold.