กิน

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kɯɲᴬ (to eat). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lao ກິນ (kin), ᦂᦲᧃ (k̇iin), Tai Dam ꪀꪲꪙ, Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥢ (kin), Shan ၵိၼ် (kǐn), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜃𑜫 (kin), Saek กิ๋น. Compare also Proto-Austronesian *kaən (whence Tagalog kain, Malay makan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกิน
k i n
RomanizationPaiboongin
Royal Institutekin
(standard) IPA(key)/kin˧/(R)

Verb

กิน (gin) (abstract noun การกิน)

  1. to consume:
    1. to eat; to take; to drink.
    2. to absorb; to engross; to occupy.
    3. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning.
    4. to use up.
    5. to waste.
  2. to wrongfully accept, take, or receive.
  3. (historical) to govern a polity and enjoy benefits derived from the polity, as taxes, forced labour, etc.
  4. (somewhat archaic, used of an office, position, rank, status, etc) to hold; to occupy; to possess.
  5. (games, e.g. chess) to capture.
  6. (gambling) to win.
  7. (slang) to seek or have a romantic or sexual relationship (with).

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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