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pronoun

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1
pron.

one another

2
pron.

each other

Built from

From Proto-Tai *kanᴬ (“each other; together”). Cognate with Lao ກັນ (kan), Lü ᦂᧃ (k̇an), Shan ၵၼ် (kǎn), Ahom 𑜀𑜃𑜫 (kan). From Middle Chinese 干 (MC kan, “to shield; to protect”). Cognate with Lao ກັນ (kan), Tai Dam ꪀꪽ, Shan ၵၼ် (kǎn), Khmer កាល់ (kal). From Old Khmer កាល្ល៑ (kāll, “to trim close to the root or flush with the ground”). Cognate with Modern Khmer កាល់ (kal).

In a sentence

เธอและเขารักกันมานานแล้ว

From Wiktionary

1
adv.

together; jointly; altogether

2
adv.

each other; one another

3
n. · (archaic)

a type of war elephants employed to surround and protect a military body

4
n.

a type of barges in the royal barge procession, used to protect a royal barge on both sides

5
pron. · (obsolete, slang)

a first person pronoun used when speaking to a male friend

6
v. · (transitive)

to hinder; to prevent; to bar

7
v. · (transitive)

to reserve

8
v. · (transitive)

to set aside; to keep (out, away, etc)

9
v. · (transitive)

to shape, especially by shaving or trimming

A note on usage

คำประกอบท้ายกริยาของผู้กระทำตั้งแต่ 2 คน ขึ้นไป แสดงการกระทำร่วมกัน อย่างเดียวกัน หรือ ต่อกัน