กุญแจ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kunci, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā, “key”) or Pali kuñcikā (“key”). Cognate with Lao ກະແຈ (ka chǣ), Khmer កុញ្ចែ (koñcae), Malay kunci.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กุญแจ k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ
Phonemic		กุน-แจ k u n – æ t͡ɕ
Romanization	Paiboon	gun-jɛɛ
	Royal Institute	kun-chae
(standard) IPA(key)		/kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/(R)

Noun

กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ)

1. key. (classifier ดอก)
2. lock; padlock. (classifier ลูก, ดอก)

Derived terms

• พวงกุญแจ (puuang-gun-jɛɛ)
• แม่กุญแจ (mɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛ)
• ลูกกุญแจ (lûuk-gun-jɛɛ)