ကောန်တဲ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Mon

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

ကောန် (kon, child) +‎ တဲ (tay, hand), thus literally “child of hand(s)”; compare also Thai ลูกมือ (assistant), which has the same construction.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (Thailand)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

ကောန်တဲ (kon tay)

  1. finger.[1][2][1]
    Synonym: ကောန်ကွး (kon kwaḥ)
  2. (Pak Kret District) subordinate[1]
    Synonym: ကောန်ရဲ (kon ray)
  3. (Pak Kret District) something towed[1]
    1. rolling stock of a train[1]
    2. boat[1]
      Synonym: ဂၠုၚ် (gluṅ)

References

[edit]
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “ကောန်; တဲ”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary[1] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, pages 35, 37, 330, 332
  2. ^ จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ลูกมือ”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 209