กำนัน

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicกำนัน
k å n ạ n
Phonemic
กำ-นัน
k å – n ạ n
RomanizationPaiboongam-nan
Royal Institutekam-nan
(standard) IPA(key)/kam˧.nan˧/(R)
Homophonesกำนัล

Noun[edit]

กำนัน • (gam-nan)

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

Verb[edit]

กำนัน • (gam-nan)

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