ชะเนียง

Thai

edible seeds of djenkol.

Alternative forms

• พะเนียง

Etymology

Possibly from Old Khmer jranyaṅ or jranyāṅ (“the tree Canthium didynum”). Compare Modern Khmer ច្រនៀង (crɑniəng), ជ្រនៀង (crɔniəng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชะเนียง d͡ʑ a e n ī y ŋ
Phonemic		ชะ-เนียง d͡ʑ a – e n ī y ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	chá-niiang
	Royal Institute	cha-niang
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰa˦˥.nia̯ŋ˧/(R)

Noun

ชะเนียง • (chá-niiang)

1. (botany, now dialectal) djenkol, the plants Archidendron pauciflorum or Archidendron jiringa (Jack) I.C. Nielsen), of the family Leguminosae.

Derived terms

• เนียง (niiang)