แข้ง

See also: แข็ง and แข่ง

Thai

Alternative forms

• แฃ้ง (kɛ̂ɛng), แค่ง (kɛ̂ɛng), แฅ่ง (kɛ̂ɛng) — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣeːŋᴮ (“shin; lower leg”), from Middle Chinese 脛 (MC hengX|hengH, “shin”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ (as in ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣᨤᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ), Lao ແຄ່ງ (khǣng) or ແຂ້ງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦆᧂᧈ (xaeng¹), Tai Dón ꪵꪅꪉꫀ, Shan ၶႅင်ႈ (khēng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒ (xaeng), Phake ၵ︀ိင︀် (khiṅ), Ahom *𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (*khiṅ), Zhuang hengh.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แข้ง æ kʰ ˆ ŋ
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		แค็่ง æ g ˘ ˋ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	kɛ̂ng
	Royal Institute	khaeng
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɛŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

แข้ง • (kɛ̂ng) (classifier ข้าง or คู่)

1. shin.
2. (dated, colloquial) boyfriend.
3. (colloquial) footballer.