แคน
kaen
Meanings
1NounB1
khaen (Lao–Isan mouth organ)
A traditional free-reed bamboo mouth organ used in Lao and Northeastern Thai (Isan) music.
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานบุญngaan bunงานบุญngaan bun1merit‑making event2charity/fundraising event (by extension)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการเป่าgaan bpàoการเป่าgaan bpào1the act of blowing (air)2playing a wind instrument (by blowing)แคนkaenแคนkaen1khaen (Lao–Isan mouth organ)2Khaen (nickname/given name)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
Tonight the village has a merit-making event and there will be khaen playing too.
2NounB2
Khaen (nickname/given name)
A Thai/Lao nickname or given name, often romanized as Khaen or Kan; usage depends on the individual.
Examples
วันเสาร์นี้wan săo néeวันเสาร์นี้wan săo néethis Saturdayแคนkaenแคนkaen1khaen (Lao–Isan mouth organ)2Khaen (nickname/given name)จะพาjà paaจะพาjà paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)แถวtăeoแถวtăeo1[to] line up; arrange in a row2approximately; about (colloquial)3row; line4area; neighborhood; vicinity5[classifier] row; lineมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
This Saturday, Kaen will take friends to eat at a new restaurant near the university.