กะบัง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กะบัง k a ɓ ạ ŋ
Phonemic		กะ-บัง k a – ɓ ạ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-bang
	Royal Institute	ka-bang
(standard) IPA(key)		/ka˨˩.baŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer ខ្បង៑ (khpaṅ), *ខ្បាង៑ (*khpāṅ, “to cover; to screen; to shield”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្បាំង (kbang).

Alternative forms

• กระบัง (obsolete; now only appears in ลาดกระบัง)

Noun

กะบัง • (gà-bang)

1. shield; shade.

Etymology 2

From Javanese kembang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmbaŋ.

Alternative forms

• กำบัง (gam-bang)

Noun

กะบัง • (gà-bang)

1. (poetic) flower.