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Thai
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
Preposition
ข้าง • (kâang)
- towards; in the direction of.
- beside; on the side of; by.
Noun
ข้าง • (kâang)
- side; flank.
- ข้างบน
- kâang bon
- above; upstairs; on the upper side
- ข้างล่าง
- kâang lâang
- below; under; downstairs
- ribs
Adverb
ข้าง • (kâang)
- nearby.
Classifier
ข้าง • (kâang)
- Classifier for parts of the human body, shoe, side. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Derived terms