ข่าง

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See also: ข้าง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicข่าง
kʰ ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkàang
Royal Institutekhang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːŋ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *k.raːŋᴮ (top for spinning). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຂ່າງ (khāng), ᦃᦱᧂᧈ (ẋaang¹) (as in ᦖᦱᧅᦃᦱᧂᧈ) or ᦆᦱᧂ (xaang) (as in ᦖᦱᧅᦆᦱᧂ), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥒᥱ (xǎang), Ahom 𑜁𑜂𑜫 (khaṅ).

Noun

ข่าง (kàang)

  1. (ลูก~) spinning top

Etymology 2

Noun

ข่าง (kàang)

  1. a type of seaside plant