ᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

• แปง
• แพง

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ
Phonemic		แปง æ p ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpɛɛng
	Royal Institute	paeng
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)		/pɛːŋ˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)		/pɛːŋ˧˧˦/

Etymology 1

Verb

ᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ • (bpɛɛng)

1. to be possessive
2. to be loved

Adjective

ᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ • (bpɛɛng) (abstract noun ᨣᩤᩴᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ or ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ)

1. beloved; cherished

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *beːŋᴬ (“expensive”). Cognate with Thai แพง (pɛɛng), Lao ແພງ (phǣng), Lü ᦶᦗᧂ (paeng), Shan ပႅင်း (péng), Zhuang bengz, Nong Zhuang biangz or byangz.

Adjective

ᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ • (bpɛɛng) (abstract noun ᨣᩤᩴᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ or ᨤ᩠ᩅᩣ᩠ᨾᨻᩯ᩠ᨦ)

1. expensive