កាន់

See also: កុន and កូន

Khmer

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Chinese 干 (MC kan). Cognate with Northern Khmer กัน, Thai กัน (gan) Lao ກັນ (kan), Tai Dam ꪀꪽ, Shan ၵၼ် (kǎn), Khmer កាល់ (kal).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic កាន់
kān´
WT romanisation kan
(standard) IPA(key) /kan/

Verb

កាន់ • (kan) (abstract noun ការកាន់)

  1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp
  2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for
  3. to withstand, support, sustain
  4. to hold to, believe in, to observe (a religion), to adhere

Preposition

កាន់ • (kan)

  1. to, toward

Affixed forms
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