เบ่ง

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Thai

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Etymology

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Compare Tày bếnh.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเบ่ง
e ɓ ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
เบ็่ง
e ɓ ˘ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbèng
Royal Institutebeng
(standard) IPA(key)/beŋ˨˩/(R)

Verb

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เบ่ง (bèng) (abstract noun การเบ่ง)

  1. to force out; to eject or discharge through physical efforts or forcibly.
  2. to labour; to deliver (a child) by means of labour.
  3. to bloat; to puff; to inflate; to billow; to distend.
  4. to flex (as one's arms to show off one's muscles); to strain.
  5. (slang, sarcastic) to show off (as one's authority or superiority); to lord it over; to swagger.

Derived terms

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