Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicโกน
o k n
RomanizationPaiboongoon
Royal Institutekon
(standard) IPA(key)/koːn˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Compare Middle Khmer កោរ (kora), កោ (ko, to shave (off)). Cognate with Lao ໂກນ (kōn).

Verb

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โกน (goon) (abstract noun การโกน)

  1. to shave.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer កោន៑ (kon), កោន្ន៑ (konn), កុន៑ (kun), ក្វន៑ (kvan, child, offspring). Compare Modern Khmer កូន (koun), Mon ကောန် (kon). Doublet of กูน (guun).

Noun

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โกน (goon)

  1. (poetic) child (son or daughter).
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