ครึ่ง

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Thai

Thai numbers (edit)

2
    Cardinal: สอง (sɔ̌ɔng)
    Ordinal: ที่สอง (tîi-sɔ̌ɔng), รอง (rɔɔng)
    Multiplier: สองเท่า
    Collective: คู่ (kûu)
    Fractional: ครึ่ง (krʉ̂ng), ซีก (sîik)
ครึ่ง

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡrɯŋᴮ² (half), from Proto-Tai *ɡrɤŋᴮ (half). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨤᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ or ᨤᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ເຄິ່ງ (khœng) or ເຄີ່ງ (khœ̄ng), ᦆᦹᧂᧈ (xueng¹), Shan ၶိုင်ႈ (khūeng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥫᥒ (xoeng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (khüṅ), Zhuang gyang.

Pronunciation

Orthographicครึ่ง
g r ụ ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
คฺรึ่ง
g ̥ r ụ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkrʉ̂ng
Royal Institutekhrueng
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰrɯŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ครึ่ง (krʉ̂ng)

  1. half; exactly 50%.
    เจ็ดโมงครึ่ง
    jèt moong krʉ̂ng
    7:30 a.m.
    ครึ่งวงกลม
    krʉ̂ng wong-glom
    semicircle
  2. approximately a half, whether more or less
    คนครึ่งม้า
    kon krʉ̂ng máa
    centaur
    คนครึ่งแพะ
    kon krʉ̂ng pɛ́
    faun
    ความจริงครึ่งเดียว
    kwaam-jing krʉ̂ng diao
    half truth