กุญแจ
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Malay kunci, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā, “key”) or Pali kuñcikā (“key”). Cognate with Lao ກະແຈ (ka chǣ), Khmer កុញ្ចែ (koñcae), Malay kunci.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | กุญแจ k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ | |
| Phonemic | กุน-แจ k u n – æ t͡ɕ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gun-jɛɛ |
| Royal Institute | kun-chae | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ)