ก้าน

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kaːnꟲ, from Middle Chinese 幹 (MC kanH, “body, trunk”). Cognate with Lao ກ້ານ (kān), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥢᥲ (kàan), Shan ၵၢၼ်ႈ (kāan).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicก้าน
k ˆ ā n
RomanizationPaiboongâan
Royal Institutekan
(standard) IPA(key)/kaːn˥˩/(R)

Noun

ก้าน • (gâan)

  1. stem, stalk, petiole.
  2. midrib of a leaf or a pinnate leaflet.
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