Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Lao ຂຶງ (khưng), ຄຶງ (khưng).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicขึง
kʰ ụ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkʉ̌ng
Royal Institutekhueng
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɯŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

ขึง (kʉ̌ng) (abstract noun การขึง)

  1. to stretch out; to tighten (as a rope).
  2. to string.