กรัง

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicกรัง
k r ạ ŋ
Phonemic
กฺรัง
k ̥ r ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongrang
Royal Institutekrang
(standard) IPA(key)/kraŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Khmer ក្រាំង (krang, to dry oneself in the sun (of crocodiles)) (etymology 2).

Verb[edit]

กรัง (grang)

  1. (intransitive) to dry off.
  2. (intransitive) to dry and be stuck.

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer ក្រង៑ (kraṅ), ក្រាង៑ (krāṅ), ករង៑ (karaṅ). Cognate with Khmer ក្រាំង (krang) (etymology 3).

Noun[edit]

กรัง (grang)

  1. (archaic, poetic) elevated area in a plain or lawn; hill; knoll; hillock.