ကောန်တဲ

Mon

Etymology

ကောန် (kon, “child”) +‎ တဲ (tay, “hand”), thus literally “child of hand(s)”; compare also Thai ลูกมือ (“assistant”), which has the same construction.

Pronunciation
  • (Thailand)
    • (Pak Kret District) IPA(key): /kon tɔa/[1]
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Noun

ကောန်တဲ (kon tay)

  1. finger.[1][2][1]
    Synonym: ကောန်ကွး (kon kwaḥ)
  2. (Pak Kret District) subordinate[1]
    Synonym: ကောန်ရဲ (kon ray)
  3. (Pak Kret District) something towed[1]
    1. rolling stock of a train[1]
    2. boat[1]
      Synonym: ဂၠုၚ် (gluṅ)

References
  1. Sakamoto, Yasuyuki (1994) “ကောန်; တဲ”, in Mon - Japanese Dictionary‎ (in Japanese), Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, pages 35, 37, 330, 332
  2. จำปี ซื่อสัตย์ [Champi Suesat] (2007[2008]) “ลูกมือ”, in พจนานุกรมไทย-มอญ สำเนียงมอญลพบุรี [Thai-Mon (Lopburi Dialect) Dictionary] (in Thai), ปทุมธานี [Pathum Thani]: วัดจันทน์กะพ้อ [Chan Kapho Temple], page 209
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