กุญแจ

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Malay kunci, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā, “key”) or Pali kuñcikā (“key”). Cognate with Lao ກະແຈ (ka chǣ), Khmer កុញ្ចែ (koñcae), Malay kunci.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicกุญแจ
k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ
Phonemic
กุน-แจ
k u n – æ t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboongun-jɛɛ
Royal Institutekun-chae
(standard) IPA(key)/kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ)

  1. key. (classifier ดอก)
  2. lock; padlock. (classifier ลูก, ดอก)

Derived terms[edit]

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