ကောန်လေၚ်

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ကောန် (kon, “child”) +‎ လေၚ် (leṅ, “to look after, to feed”) (< Thai เลี้ยง (líiang)); compare also Thai ลูกเลี้ยง (lûuk-líiang, “stepchild”), which has the same construction.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Thailand)
    • (Pak Kret District) IPA(key): /kon li̤aŋ/[1]

Noun[edit]

ကောန်လေၚ် (kon leṅ)

  1. adopted child, foster child[1][2]
  2. (Pak Kret District) stepchild[1]
    Synonym: ကောန်သွီု (kon swəṁ)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “ကောန်; လေင်”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎[1] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, pages 35, 40, 969
  2. ^ จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ลูกบุญธรรม”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 209
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