เกณฑ์

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer *ken (to levy, conscript, impress, recruit), whence Modern Khmer កែន (kaen) ~ កេណ្ឌ (keendɔɔ, to draft, to mobilise; requisition, commandeer, levy, muster), which is augmented as កំណែន (kɑmnaen, mobilization; reinforcement, recruiting; requisitioning; levy).

Further etymology remains unclear despite the Indic spelling; perhaps ultimately a corruption of Pali kaṇḍa (portion; chapter; section), from Sanskrit काण्ड (kāṇḍa, section; part; branch; division; etc.). Cognate with Lao ເກນ (kēn).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเกณฑ์
e k ɳ ɖ ʻ
Phonemic
เกน
e k n
RomanizationPaiboongeen
Royal Instituteken
(standard) IPA(key)/keːn˧/(R)
Homophonesเกน

Verb

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เกณฑ์ (geen) (abstract noun การเกณฑ์)

  1. to mobilise, assemble, or muster authoritatively or compulsorily; to authoritatively force or enforce.
    แรงงานเกณฑ์
    rɛɛng-ngaan geen
    forced labour
    เกณฑ์แรงงาน
    geen rɛɛng-ngaan
    to enforce labour (from the public)
    เกณฑ์คนไปรับเสด็จ
    geen kon bpai ráp-sà-dèt
    to force people to receive a royal person
  2. (military) to conscript; to levy.
    ทหารเกณฑ์
    tá-hǎan geen
    conscripted soldiers
    เกณฑ์ทหาร
    geen tá-hǎan
    to conscript soldiers

Noun

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เกณฑ์ (geen)

  1. rule; standard; criterion.
  2. (slang) possibility; probability.
    อยู่ในเกณฑ์ที่จะถูกรางวัล
    yùu nai geen tîi jà tùuk raang-wan
    to have the possibility to win a prize / to be likely to win a prize.
    (literally) to be in the criterion for winning a prize.

Derived terms

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