แดง

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแดง
æ ɗ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondɛɛng
Royal Institutedaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/dɛːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ (“red”), from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ (“red”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແດງ (dǣng), Lü ᦶᦡᧂ (ḋaeng), Shan လႅင် (lěng), Tai Dam ꪵꪒꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥦᥒ (laeng), Ahom 𑜓𑜢𑜂𑜫 (diṅ) or 𑜃𑜢𑜂𑜫 (niṅ), Tày đeng, Zhuang nding, Nong Zhuang ndiang, Nùng đéng, Saek รี๋ง. Compare Proto-Be *ziːŋᴬ¹ (“red; crimson”).

Adjective

แดง • (dɛɛng) (abstract noun ความแดง)

  1. red.
Derived terms
See also
Colors in Thai · สี (sǐi) (layout · text)
     ขาว (kǎao)      เทา (tao)      ดำ (dam)
             แดง (dɛɛng)              ส้ม (sôm); น้ำตาล (nám-dtaan)              เหลือง (lʉ̌ʉang); ครีม (kriim)
             เขียว (kǐao)              เขียว (kǐao)             
             ฟ้า (fáa)              ฟ้า (fáa)              น้ำเงิน (nám-ngən)
             ม่วง (mûuang); คราม (kraam)              บานเย็น (baan-yen); ม่วง (mûuang)              ชมพู (chom-puu)

Verb

แดง • (dɛɛng)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) to reveal.

Etymology 2

Shortened from สตางค์แดง.

Noun

แดง • (dɛɛng)

  1. (colloquial) cent; money (for expressing destitution)

Etymology 3

From the properties of livings that have red or red-like color.

Noun

แดง • (dɛɛng)

  1. (ไม้~) the tree of pyinkado (Xylia xylocarpa), used in construction
  2. (เทียน~) dried ripe seed of garden cress (Lepidium sativum), used as herb
  3. (ปลา~) the freshwater fish of Phalacronotus bleekeri (syn. Micronema bleekeri)
  4. (มด~) red ant, Oecophylla smaragdina
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