ᨡᩯ᩠ᨦ
Northern Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹ (“solid; hard”), from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ (“hard”).[1] Cognate with Thai แข็ง (kɛ̌ng), Lao ແຂງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦃᧂ (ẋaeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪉ, Shan ၶႅင် (khěng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒᥴ (xáeng), Phake ၵ︀ိင︀် (khiṅ), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Sapa xeŋᴬ¹, Bouyei jeengl, Saek เถรี่ยง (“hard”) and แข้ง (“tight; tense”), Zhuang geng.
Adjective
[edit]ᨡᩯ᩠ᨦ • (transliteration needed)
References
[edit]- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 343
- ^ Rungrueangsi, Udom (January 2004), พจนานุกรมล้านนา ~ ไทย: ฉบับแม่ฟ้าหลวง [Northern Thai-Thai Dictionary - Princess Mother Volume] (in Thai), Chiangmai: Chiang Mai University, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 112 [๑๑๒]