เกณฑ์

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer *ken (“to levy, conscript, impress, recruit”), whence Modern Khmer កែន (kaen) ~ កេណ្ឌ (keendɔɔ, “to draft, to mobilise; requisition, commandeer, levy, muster”), which is augmented as កំណែន (kɑmnaen, “mobilization; reinforcement, recruiting; requisitioning; levy”).

Further etymology remains unclear despite the Indic spelling; perhaps ultimately a corruption of Pali kaṇḍa (“portion; chapter; section”), from Sanskrit काण्ड (kāṇḍa, “section; part; branch; division; etc.”). Cognate with Lao ເກນ (kēn).

เกณฑ์ • (geen) (abstract noun การเกณฑ์)

1. to mobilise, assemble, or muster authoritatively or compulsorily; to authoritatively force or enforce.

   แรงงานเกณฑ์

   rɛɛng-ngaan geen

   forced labour

   เกณฑ์แรงงาน

   geen rɛɛng-ngaan

   to enforce labour (from the public)

   เกณฑ์คนไปรับเสด็จ

   geen kon bpai ráp-sà-dèt

   to force people to receive a royal person

2. (military) to conscript; to levy.

   ทหารเกณฑ์

   tá-hǎan geen

   conscripted soldiers

   เกณฑ์ทหาร

   geen tá-hǎan

   to conscript soldiers

เกณฑ์ • (geen)

1. rule; standard; criterion.
2. (slang) possibility; probability.

   อยู่ในเกณฑ์ที่จะถูกรางวัล

   yùu nai geen tîi jà tùuk raang-wan

   to have the possibility to win a prize / to be likely to win a prize.
   (literally) to be in the criterion for winning a prize.