Thai

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Etymology

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From Teochew 紅字红字 (ang5 ri7, literally scarlet letter); after a Chinese secret society in Siam during the reign of Chulalongkorn (1868–1910).

Compare Lao ອັງຢີ້ (ʼang yī).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอั้งยี่
ɒ ạ ˆ ŋ y ī ˋ
Phonemic
อั้ง-ยี่
ɒ ạ ˆ ŋ – y ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonâng-yîi
Royal Instituteang-yi
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaŋ˥˩.jiː˥˩/(R)

Noun

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อั้งยี่ (âng-yîi)

  1. (law) secret society.
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