See also: កុន and កូន

Khmer

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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កាន់ (kan)

  1. to, toward

Affixed forms

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