Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *k.raŋᴬ.

Cognate with Lao ຂັງ (khang), Northern Thai ᨡᩢ᩠ᨦ, ᦃᧂ (ẋang), Shan ၶင် (khǎng), Tai Dam ꪄꪰꪉ, Ahom 𑜁𑜂𑜫 (khaṅ), Zhuang gyaeng, Zuojiang Zhuang haeng.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicขัง
kʰ ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkǎng
Royal Institutekhang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

ขัง (kǎng) (abstract noun การขัง)

  1. to prevent from leaving (a place): to keep, to shut, to confine, to hold, etc.

Derived terms edit