กาง

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ກາງ (kāng), Lü ᦂᦱᧂ (k̇aang), Shan ၵၢင် (kǎang, “to set a trap; to restrain”), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ, “to protect; to prevent”), Zhuang gang, Zuojiang Zhuang kang.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กาง k ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	gaang
	Royal Institute	kang
(standard) IPA(key)		/kaːŋ˧/(R)

Verb

กาง • (gaang) (abstract noun การกาง)

1. to spread out; to stretch out.