ไม้แข็ง

Thai

Etymology

Compound of ไม้ (máai, “stick”) +‎ แข็ง (kɛ̌ng, “hard”), literally “hard stick”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไม้แข็ง ai m ˆ æ kʰ ˘ ŋ
Phonemic		ม้าย-แข็ง m ˆ ā y – æ kʰ ˘ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	máai-kɛ̌ng
	Royal Institute	mai-khaeng
(standard) IPA(key)		/maːj˦˥.kʰɛŋ˩˩˦/(R)

ranat ek and the stick used to play it

Noun

ไม้แข็ง • (máai-kɛ̌ng)

1. (music) wooden stick wrapped at one end with pieces of cloth coated with Gluta usitata rasin, used to play the musical instrument ranat ek.
2. (idiomatic) serious measure; rigid measure.