កូន
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Khmer
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuun ~ *kuən (“child”). Cognate with Muong còn, Thavung กอน, Mon ကောန် (kon), Vietnamese con, Bahnar kon, Khasi khun, Central Nicobarese kōan, outside Mon-Khmer: Thai โกน (goon), กูน (guun).
Pronunciation
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Noun
កូន • (koun)
- child
- offspring, progeny
- person under the control of someone else
- young or baby animal
- small member of a class or set, small member of a combination
- (card games) player (as opposed to the dealer)
Pronoun
កូន • (koun)
Classifier
កូន • (koun)
- classifier for pieces of chalk, (flashlight) batteries
Derived terms
- កូនចៅ (kouncaw, “children, descendants”)
- កូនក្រមុំ (koun krɑmum, “bride”)
- កូនសិស្ស (koun səh, “student”)
- កូនសោ (koun sao, “key”)
See also
- ក្មេង (kmeeng)
- ក្មេងម្នាក់ (kmeengmnĕək)