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Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹ (“solid; hard”), from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ (“hard”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩯ᩠ᨦ or ᨡᩯᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແຂງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦃᧂ (ẋaeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪉ, Shan ၶႅင် (khěng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒᥴ (xáeng), Phake ၵိင် (khiṅ), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Sapa xeŋᴬ¹, Bouyei jeengl, Saek เถรี่ยง (“hard”) and แข้ง (“tight; tense”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
แข็ง • (kɛ̌ng) (abstract noun ความแข็ง)
- hard; rigid.
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Descendants
→ Khmer: ខែង (khaeng)