กลั้น

See also: กลั่น, กลิ่น, กลืน, and กูลั่น

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *klanꟲ. Cognate with Lao ກັ້ນ (kan), Shan ၵၼ်ႈ (kān).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กลั้น k l ạ ˆ n
Phonemic		กฺลั้น k ̥ l ạ ˆ n
Romanization	Paiboon	glân
	Royal Institute	klan
(standard) IPA^(key)		/klan˥˩/^(R)

Verb

กลั้น • (glân) (abstract noun การกลั้น)

To restrain, suppress, hold back, inhibit (regular bodily functions, expressions of emotion).
To refrain from (performing a bodily function, expressing emotion).

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