ข้าง
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See also: ข่าง
Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *k.raːŋꟲ (“side; ribs”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ (as in ᨡᩦ᩶ᨡ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ, ᩈ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨦᨡ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ), Lao ຂ້າງ (khāng), Shan ၶၢင်ႈ (khāang) and ၶၢင်း (kháang), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥒᥲ (xàang), Phake ၵင် (khaṅ), Ahom 𑜁𑜂𑜫 (khaṅ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜂𑜫 (khraṅ), Zhuang hangj (as in ndokhangj), Zuojiang Zhuang hangj. Compare Proto-Austronesian *baʀaŋ, *tageʀaŋ (“rib”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ข้าง kʰ ˆ ā ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ค่าง g ˋ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kâang |
| Royal Institute | khang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰaːŋ˥˩/(R) | |
| Homophones | ค่าง | |
Preposition
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ข้าง • (kâang)
Noun
ข้าง • (kâang)
Adverb
ข้าง • (kâang)
Classifier
ข้าง • (kâang)