ជាន់

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ជាន (jān/jan, “To set foot on, walk on; to walk over (land) to assert one's dominion; to exercise ownership or authority over, hold; stage, degree, level; floor, story”). Compare ชั้น (chán).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ជាន់
jān´
WT romanisation cŏən
(standard) IPA(key) /cŏən/

Verb

ជាន់ • (cŏən) (abstract noun ការជាន់)

  1. to step on, to trample
  2. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle);
  3. (figuratively) to dominate; to be in charge of

Noun

ជាន់ • (cŏən)

  1. storey, floor (in a building), level; stage, step; class; layer
  2. period of time

Affixed forms
  • កញ្ជាន់ (kɑñcŏən)
  • ខ្ជាន់ (khcŏən)​
  • ជញ្ជាន់ (cŭəñcŏən)
  • ជំនាន់ (cumnŏən)
  • ឈ្នាន់ (chnŏən)
  • បញ្ជាន់ (bɑñcŏən)​
  • ប្រជាន់ (prɑcŏən)​

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