กลอน

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicกลอน
k l ɒ n
Phonemic
กฺลอน
k ̥ l ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonglɔɔn
Royal Instituteklon
(standard) IPA(key)/klɔːn˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *klɔːnᴬ² (“latch of door; rafter”). Compare Old Chinese 關 (OC *kroːn). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩬᩁ, Lao ກອນ (kǭn), Lü ᦂᦸᧃ (k̇oan), Shan ၵွၼ် (kǎun, “rafter”), Phake ကွꩫ် (kon, “rafter”), Ahom 𑜀𑜨𑜃𑜫 (kon, “rafter”), Zhuang gyon, Zuojiang Zhuang gyon.

Noun

กลอน • (glɔɔn) (classifier ตัว or อัน)

  1. (roofing) rafter.
  2. (of a door, window, etc) fastener, as bolt, latch, etc.
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Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩬᩁ, Lao ກອນ (kǭn), Lü ᦂᦸᧃ (k̇oan).

Noun

กลอน • (glɔɔn) (classifier บท)

  1. poetic work other than โคลง (kloong), ฉันท์, กาพย์ (gàap), and ร่าย (râai).
  2. (loosely) any kind of poem, poetic work, or piece of poetry.
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Etymology 3

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Noun

กลอน • (glɔɔn) (classifier ลูก)

  1. (archaic) metal ball, as one which is part of a flail or pendulum.
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