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Etymology
ကောန် (kon, “child”) + လေၚ် (leṅ, “to look after, to feed”) (< Thai เลี้ยง (líiang)); compare also Thai ลูกเลี้ยง (lûuk-líiang, “stepchild”), which has the same construction.
Pronunciation
Noun
ကောန်လေၚ် (kon leṅ)
- adopted child, foster child[1][2]
- (Pak Kret District) stepchild[1]
- Synonym: ကောန်သွီု (kon swəṁ)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “ကောန်; လေင်”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, pages 35, 40, 969
- ^ จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ (2007) “ลูกบุญธรรม”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี (in Thai), ปทุมธานี : วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ , page 209