เก่ง
See also: เก้ง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Lao ເກັ່ງ (keng), Lü ᦶᦂᧂ (k̇aeng). Compare Middle Chinese 勁 (MC kjiengH, “strong, vigorous”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | เก่ง e k ˋ ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | เก็่ง e k ˘ ˋ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gèng |
| Royal Institute | keng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /keŋ˨˩/(R) | |
Adjective
[edit]เก่ง • (gèng) (abstract noun ความเก่ง)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “เก่ง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.