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ขัน

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicขัน
kʰ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonkǎn
Royal Institutekhan
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰan˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Lao ຂັນ (khan), Zhuang haen.

Verb

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ขัน (kǎn) (abstract noun การขัน)

  1. to fasten or tighten by rotating: to screw, to wind (up), etc.
  2. to force oneself to try something (against great odds), to make a diligent or daring effort

Adjective

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ขัน (kǎn) (abstract noun ความขัน)

  1. (archaic) strong, robust, vigorous, stout; valiant, fearless, brave.

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Old Khmer ខល៑ (khal), ខាល៑ (khāl, unidentified metal vessel), or from Old Mon ခလ် (khal, small cup for ritual food-offerings). Cognate with Lao ຂັນ (khan), ᦃᧃ (ẋan), Mon ခဝ်.

Noun

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ขัน (kǎn) (classifier ใบ or ลูก)

  1. hollow container: bowl, vessel, etc.
  2. liquid dipper or container, especially one of bowl-like shape.
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Tai *χalᴬ (to crow). Cognate with Lao ຂັນ (khan), ᦃᧃ (ẋan), Shan ၶၼ် (khǎn), Zhuang haen, Nong Zhuang kaen, Saek หั่น.

Verb

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ขัน (kǎn) (abstract noun การขัน)

  1. (of a fowl or bird) to cry: to crow, to coo, to cluck, etc.
  2. (slang, of a penis) to erect.
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Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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ขัน (kǎn) (abstract noun การขัน)

  1. to find amusing
  2. to laugh.
  3. to ridicule; to deride.

Adjective

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ขัน (kǎn) (abstract noun ความขัน)

  1. laughable.
  2. ridiculous; derisible.

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Etymology 5

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

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Noun

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ขัน (kǎn) (classifier ต้น)

  1. (botany) the plant Amesiodendron chinense of the family Sapindaceae.

Further reading

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  • ขัน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.