រាន , the free dictionary

Khmer[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

រាន • (riən)

1. stand
2. (Surin dialect) shop, store
3. porch, veranda, patio, deck

Synonyms[edit]

• របៀង (rɔbiəng)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Khmer rān (“to invade, seize, or occupy a territory; to open up land for settlement and cultivation”). Compare Thai ราญ (raan, “to fight, to battle”), Thai ราน (raan, “to trim, to lop off, to prune”).

Verb[edit]

រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

1. to invade, affront (the enemy)
2. to clear jungle land (for houses and crops)

Derived terms[edit]

• រុករាន (ruk riən)

Affixed forms[edit]

• ទន្ទ្រាន (tŭəntriən)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

រាន • (riən) (abstract noun ការរាន)

1. to eat indiscriminately