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Thai
Etymology
From Old Khmer tralēṅa kēṅa (“four-sided; four-faced”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ត្រឡែងកែង (trɑlaeng kaeng, “four-sided, four-face; intersection, crossroads, confluence (of rivers); four-sided structure”).
The last sense was from the fact that the execution of criminals was traditionally held at a crossroads.
Pronunciation
Noun
ตะแลงแกง • (dtà-lɛɛng-gɛɛng)
- (archaic) cross: two intersecting lines.
- (archaic) crossroads: four-way intersection.
- (archaic) execution place; execution ground.