แข้ง

Thai

Alternative forms

  • แฃ้ง (kɛ̂ɛng), แค่ง (kɛ̂ɛng), แฅ่ง (kɛ̂ɛng) — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɣeːŋᴮ (“shin; lower leg”), from Middle Chinese 脛 (MC hengX|hengH, “shin”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ (as in ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣᨤᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ), Lao ແຄ່ງ (khǣng) or ແຂ້ງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦆᧂᧈ (xaeng¹), Tai Dón ꪵꪅꪉꫀ, Shan ၶႅင်ႈ (khēng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒ (xaeng), Phake ၵိင် (khiṅ), Ahom *𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (*khiṅ), Zhuang hengq.

Pronunciation

Orthographicแข้ง
æ kʰ ˆ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แค็่ง
æ g ˘ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkɛ̂ng
Royal Institutekhaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɛŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

แข้ง • (kɛ̂ng) (classifier ข้าง or คู่)

  1. shin.
  2. (dated, colloquial) boyfriend.
  3. (colloquial) footballer.
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