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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡraːnꟲ² (“lazy”), from Old Chinese 懶 (OC *raːnʔ, “lazy”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩕ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨤ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຄ້ານ (khān), Lü ᦆᦱᧃᧉ (xaan²), Shan ၶၢၼ်ႉ (khâ̰an), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥢᥳ (xȧan).
Pronunciation
Adjective
คร้าน • (kráan) (abstract noun ความคร้าน)
- (now often in combination) lazy; idle; inactive; sluggish.
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References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.