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แต่ง

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See also: แตง

Thai

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Khmer តេង (teṅ), Cognate with Lao ແຕ່ງ (tǣng), ᦶᦎᧂᧈ (ṫaeng¹). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is there a modern Khmer cognate?”)

Pronunciation

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Orthographicแต่ง
æ t ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แต็่ง
æ t ˘ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondtɛ̀ng
Royal Institutetaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛŋ˨˩/(R)

Verb

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แต่ง (dtɛ̀ng) (abstract noun การแต่ง)

  1. to appoint; to name; to nominate; to designate.
  2. to arrange; to prepare; to organise; to set up.
  3. to compose; to create; to author; to draw up.
  4. to adorn; to decorate; to embellish.
  5. to wear, as an item of clothing, makeup, etc.
  6. to augment; to supplement.
  7. short for แต่งงาน (dtɛ̀ng-ngaan, to marry; to wed)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • แต่ง” 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.