เจ๊ง

Thai

Etymology

From Teochew 腫／肿 (zêng2, “to be swollen; to swell; swelling”), shortened from idiomatic 腫餃／肿饺 (zêng2 giao2, “incurable situation”, literally “swelling dumpling”). [1]

Pronunciation
Orthographicเจ๊ง
e t͡ɕ ˊ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
เจ็๊ง
e t͡ɕ ˘ ˊ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonjéng
Royal Institutecheng
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕeŋ˦˥/(R)

Verb

เจ๊ง • (jéng) (abstract noun การเจ๊ง)

  1. (colloquial) to fail; to go bankrupt.
  2. (colloquial) to end.
  3. (colloquial) to be ruined; to be out of order.

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1543045569292044/permalink/1598948357035098/
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