ᦅᦳᧃ

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɢwɯnᴬ (human; person). Cognate with Thai คน (kon), Northern Thai ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຄົນ (khon), Shan ၵူၼ်း (kúun), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥢᥰ (kön), Tai Dam ꪶꪁꪙ, Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 (kun), Bouyei wenz, Zhuang vunz.

Noun

ᦅᦳᧃ (kun)

  1. person

Adjective

ᦅᦳᧃ (kun) (abstract noun ᦩᦱᧄᦅᦳᧃ)

  1. alive; living

Classifier

ᦅᦳᧃ (kun)

  1. Classifier for people.

Etymology 2

From Pali guṇa (cord; fibre; quality) or from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, quality, feature, attribute; merit, virtue; etc). Cognate with Thai คุณ (kun), Lao ຄຸນ (khun), Shan ၵုင်ႇ (kùng), Khmer គុណ (kun), Old Javanese guṇa.

Noun

ᦅᦳᧃ (kun)

  1. favour; gratitude

Etymology 3

Cognate to Thai คูณ (kuun), Lao ຄູນ (khūn), Shan ၵုၼ်း (kún). Compare Khmer គុណ (kun).

Verb

ᦅᦳᧃ (kun) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦅᦳᧃ)

  1. (transitive, arithmetic) to multiply

References

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦅᦳᧃ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International