แม่กุญแจ

Thai

Etymology

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, “mother”) +‎ กุญแจ (gun-jɛɛ, “key”); possibly calque of English master key.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แม่กุญแจ æ m ˋ k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ
Phonemic		แม่-กุน-แจ æ m ˋ – k u n – æ t͡ɕ
Romanization	Paiboon	mɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛ
	Royal Institute	mae-kun-chae
(standard) IPA(key)		/mɛː˥˩.kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/(R)

Noun

แม่กุญแจ • (mɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛ)

1. (classifier ดอก) master key.
2. (classifier แม่ or ตัว) lock (that will be opened with a key).