หางจระเข้

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Thai

หางจระเข้.

Etymology

From หาง (hǎang, tail) +‎ จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, crocodile), literally “crocodile's tail”, referring to the tapering, spiky leaves of the plant. Compare Lao ຫາງແຂ້ (hāng khǣ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหางจระเข้
h ā ŋ t͡ɕ r a e kʰ ˆ
Phonemic
หาง-จอ-ระ-เข้
h ā ŋ – t͡ɕ ɒ – r a – e kʰ ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonhǎang-jɔɔ-rá-kêe
Royal Institutehang-cho-ra-khe
(standard) IPA(key)/haːŋ˩˩˦.t͡ɕɔː˧.ra˦˥.kʰeː˥˩/(R)

Noun

หางจระเข้ (hǎang-jɔɔ-rá-kêe)

  1. (ว่าน~) aloe vera (Aloe vera).