กำนัน

Thai

Etymology

Compare Khmer កំណាន់ (kɑmnan, “person in charge”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กำนัน k å n ạ n
Phonemic		กำ-นัน k å – n ạ n
Romanization	Paiboon	gam-nan
	Royal Institute	kam-nan
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kam˧.nan˧/^(R)
Homophones edit		กำนัล

Noun

กำนัน • (gam-nan)

(archaic) caretaker; defender; keeper; protector.
(law) public officer in charge of ตำบล (dtam-bon, “subdistrict”).

Verb

กำนัน • (gam-nan)

(archaic) to defend; to keep; to protect; to prevent.
(archaic) to carry; to hold; to uphold.

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