ประกัน
Thai
pron
Definitions
- guarantee: someone or something that assures a condition or outcome.
- (law) security: someone or something serving as surety for the fulfillment of an obligation, promise, etc.
- hostage: person seized or held as security.
- (law) bond: surety promise or agreement.
- (law) bail: provisional release of an accused person pending trial or appeal.
- (law) insurance.
- (slang) insurance agency or agent.
Etymology
Borrowed from Central Khmer ប្រកាន់ (etc, hold, maintain, uphold, adhere) borrowed from kan com from Thai ประ + Thai กัน (each other, etc, together, with each other, shave, set apart, separate, trim).
Origin
Thai
กัน
Gloss
each other, etc, together, with each other, shave, set apart, separate, trim
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