Thai

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Etymology

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From Teochew (hêng1, “lucky”).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเฮง
e ɦ ŋ
Phonemic
{Short}
เฮ็ง
e ɦ ˘ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonheng
Royal Instituteheng
(standard) IPA(key)/heŋ˧/(R)

Adjective

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เฮง (heng) (abstract noun ความเฮง)

  1. (colloquial) lucky; fortunate; successful; promising; propitious; prosperous.

Derived terms

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