กำนัน

Thai

Etymology

From Khmer កំណាន់ (kɑmnan, “person in charge”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กำนัน k å n ạ n
Phonemic		กำ-นัน k å – n ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	gam-nan
	Royal Institute	kam-nan
(standard) IPA(key)		/kam˧.nan˧/(R)
Homophones edit		กำนัล

Noun

กำนัน • (gam-nan)

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

Verb

กำนัน • (gam-nan) (abstract noun การกำนัน)

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