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ขน

  1. Thai script form of khana, imperative active second-person singular of ขนติ (khaṇati, to dig)

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicขน
kʰ n
RomanizationPaiboonkǒn
Royal Institutekhon
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰon˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *q.pɯlᴬ (body hair; feather). Cognate with Lao ຂົນ (khon), ᦃᦳᧃ (ẋun), Tai Dam ꪶꪄꪙ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥨᥢᥴ (xón), Shan ၶူၼ် (khǔun), Aiton ၵုꩫ် (khun), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun), Bouyei benl, Zhuang bwn, Nong Zhuang koan, Saek ปุ๋น.

Noun

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ขน (kǒn)

  1. body hair.
  2. fur; wool.
  3. feather.
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Lao ຂົນ (khon), Saek ขุ่น.

Verb

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ขน (kǒn) (abstract noun การขน)

  1. (transitive, as from one place to another) to take; to bring; to carry; to transport.
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