เกลี้ยง

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Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *kliəŋꟲ² (smooth; clean) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨦ, Khün ᨠ᩠ᨿ᩶ᨦ, Lao ກ້ຽງ (kīang), Isan เกลี้ยง, ᦵᦂᧂᧉ (k̇eng²), Tai Dam ꪀꪸ꫁ꪉ, Shan ၵဵင်ႈ (kāeng), Tai Nüa ᥐᥥᥒᥲ (kèng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเกลี้ยง
e k l ī ˆ y ŋ
Phonemic
เกฺลี้ยง
e k ̥ l ī ˆ y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonglîiang
Royal Institutekliang
(standard) IPA(key)/klia̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Adjective

เกลี้ยง (glîiang) (abstract noun ความเกลี้ยง)

  1. smooth; clean.
  2. used up; all gone.

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