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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
Verb
ជាន់ • (cŏən) (abstract noun ការជាន់)
- to step on, to trample
- to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle);
- (figuratively) to dominate; to be in charge of
Noun
ជាន់ • (cŏən)
- storey, floor (in a building), level; stage, step; class; layer
- period of time