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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”). Cognate with Lao ຂີງ (khīng), Lü ᦃᦲᧂ (ẋiing), Tai Dam ꪄꪲꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥤᥒᥴ (xíng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Bouyei hingl, Zhuang hing, Zuojiang Zhuang hing. Compare Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:), Middle Chinese 薑 (MC kjang, “ginger”), Proto-Hlai *kʰɯːŋ (“ginger”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ၶိင် • (khǐng)
- ginger
References
- Khoe, Mawn (2015) Tai-English Dictionary, Mawn Khoe (Keng Tung).