ជាន់

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Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ជាន (jān/jan, To set foot on, walk on; to walk over (land) to assert one's dominion; to exercise ownership or authority over, hold; stage, degree, level; floor, story). Compare ชั้น (chán).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ជាន់
jān´
WT romanisation cŏən
(standard) IPA(key) /cŏən/

Verb

ជាន់ (cŏən) (abstract noun ការជាន់)

  1. to step on, to trample
  2. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle);
  3. (figuratively) to dominate; to be in charge of

Noun

ជាន់ (cŏən)

  1. storey, floor (in a building), level; stage, step; class; layer
  2. period of time

Affixed forms