ຂະນະ

Lao

Etymology

From Pali khaṇa, from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa). Cognate with Mon ခၞ, Khmer ខណៈ (khaʼnaʼ), Thai ขณะ (kà-nà), Burmese ခဏ (hka.na.).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰa(ʔ˧˥).naʔ˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰa(ʔ˩˨).naʔ˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຂະ-ນະ
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Noun

ຂະນະ • (kha na)

  1. moment

Preposition

ຂະນະ • (kha na)

  1. during

Conjunction

ຂະນະ • (kha na)

  1. while

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

ຂະນະ (khana)

  1. Lao script form of khaṇakhana, imperative active second-person singular of ຂະນະຕິ (khanatikhaṇati, “to dig”)
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