คืน

See also: ค้น, คน, คัน, and คั้น

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ฅืน (kʉʉn)

 

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คืน g ụ̄ n
Romanization	Paiboon	kʉʉn
	Royal Institute	khuen
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɯːn˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɣɯːnᴬ (“night”). Cognate with Lao ຄືນ (khư̄n), Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün), Zhuang hwnz or ngwnz.

Noun

คืน • (kʉʉn)

1. night.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ຄືນ (khư̄n), Shan ၶိုၼ်း (khúen), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khün).

Verb

คืน • (kʉʉn) (abstract noun การคืน)

1. to be or cause to be back: to return; to give back, to send back; to bring back, to take back, to restore; to come back, to go back.

Adverb

คืน • (kʉʉn)

1. back.