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Khmer
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
រាន • (riən)
- stand
- (Surin dialect) shop, store
- porch, veranda, patio, deck
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Old Khmer rān (“to invade, seize, or occupy a territory; to open up land for settlement and cultivation”). Compare Thai ราญ (raan, “to fight, to battle”), Thai ราน (raan, “to trim, to lop off, to prune”).
Verb
រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)
- to invade, affront (the enemy)
- to clear jungle land (for houses and crops)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)
- to eat indiscriminately