กึ๋น

Thai

Etymology

From an unidentifiable Teochew term, according to SEAlang.[1] Also possible to be from Hakka 胗 (kin1, “gizzard”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicกึ๋น
k ụ ˇ n
RomanizationPaiboongʉ̌n
Royal Institutekuen
(standard) IPA(key)/kɯn˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

กึ๋น • (gʉ̌n)

  1. (zoology) gizzard; ventriculus.
  2. (figurative) brain; wisdom; intelligence.

References
  1. SEAlang (n.d.) “Notes on Modern Chinese Loanwords in Thai”, in SEAlang‎
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