ขุน

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See also: ขน, ขึ้น, and ข้น

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicขุน
kʰ u n
RomanizationPaiboonkǔn
Royal Institutekhun
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰun˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 君 (MC kjun). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩩᩁ, Lao ຂຸນ (khun), Lü ᦃᦳᧃ (ẋun), Shan ၶုၼ် (khǔn), Tai Nüa ᥑᥧᥢᥴ (xún), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜃𑜫 (khun). Compare Old Khmer ខុណ (khuṇa, “a rank of the mandarinate”), Modern Khmer ខុន (khon) and ឃុន (khun), Japanese 君 (kun), Korean 군 (gun), and Vietnamese quân.

Noun

ขุน • (kǔn)

  1. (archaic) chief, lord, master, leader; ruler, administrator, person in authority, person in charge; monarch, sovereign; also used as an honorific.
  2. (historical) the Thai noble rank above หมื่น (mʉ̀ʉn) and below หลวง (lǔuang); holder of this rank.
  3. (chess) king.

Adjective

ขุน • (kǔn)

  1. chief; leading; principal; main; major.
    ขุนโจร
    kǔn joon
    Chief robber.
    ขุนเขา
    kǔn kǎo
    Chief mountain.
    ขุนน้ำ
    kǔn náam
    Main river.
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Etymology 2

Verb

ขุน • (kǔn) (abstract noun การขุน)

  1. (generally used of animals) to feed.
  2. (generally used of animals) to fatten.
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