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| คาน khaanM | ![]() |
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| 1. | คาน | khaanM | to support; to hold up |
| 2. | คาน | khaanM | supporting structure for a ship under construction |
| 3. | ไม้คาน | maaiH khaanM | a beam; a shaft; a pole used to carry items on the shoulder |
| 4. | คาน | khaanM | to counterbalance |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คาน |
| IPA | kʰaːn |
| Royal Thai General System | khan |
| 1.  [verb] | |||
| definition | to support; to hold up | ||
| example | คานหาม![]() | khaanM haamR | litter; stretcher; palanquin |
| 2.  [noun] | |||
| definition | supporting structure for a ship under construction | ||
| classifier | ตัว ![]() | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| example | คานประตู![]() | khaanM bpraL dtuuM | crossbar (of a football/soccer goal) |
| 3. ไม้คาน maaiH khaanM [noun] | |||
| definition | a beam; a shaft; a pole used to carry items on the shoulder | ||
| sample sentence | |||
| 4.  | |||
| definition | to counterbalance | ||

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