อีแก่

Thai

Etymology

อี (ii, “a derogatory prefix for certain terms pertaining to a woman”) +‎ แก่ (gɛ̀ɛ, “old”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อีแก่ ɒ ī æ k ˋ
Phonemic		อี-แก่ ɒ ī – æ k ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	ii-gɛ̀ɛ
	Royal Institute	i-kae
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔiː˧.kɛː˨˩/(R)

Noun

อีแก่ • (ii-gɛ̀ɛ)

1. old maid; old woman.
2. ekae (the name of a Thai card game).