เก๋ง
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Thai
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Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | เก๋ง e k ˇ ŋ | |
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | เก็๋ง e k ˘ ˇ ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | gěng |
Royal Institute | keng | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /keŋ˩˩˦/(R) |
Etymology 1
[edit]From Teochew 宮/宫 (gêng1, “palace”).
Noun
[edit]เก๋ง • (gěng) (classifier หลัง)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From clipping of รถเก๋ง (“sedan”, literally “canopied car”), from รถ (rót, “car”) + เก๋ง (gěng, “canopy”).
Noun
[edit]เก๋ง • (gěng) (classifier คัน)
- (colloquial) sedan (car).