See also: ค่าง

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɢaːŋᴬ (chin; jaw). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩤ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຄາງ (khāng), ᦅᦱᧂ (kaang), Tai Dam ꪁꪱꪉ, Shan ၵၢင်း (káang), Ahom 𑜀𑜂𑜫 (kaṅ), Zhuang hangz, Bouyei haangz, Tày càng. Compare Proto-Hlai *ɦaːŋ (chin), Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaaŋʔ (chin; jaw), Muong cáng.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicคาง
g ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkaang
Royal Institutekhang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

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คาง (kaang)

  1. chin; jaw.