Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicแกง
æ k ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongɛɛng
Royal Institutekaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/kɛːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kɛːŋᴬ² (soup; broth), from Middle Chinese (MC kaeng, “thick soup”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩯ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨠᩯ᩠ᨦ, Lao ແກງ (kǣng), ᦶᦂᧂ (k̇aeng), Shan ၵႅင် (kěng), Tai Nüa ᥐᥦᥒ (kaeng), Saek เก๋ง, Yong ᨠᩯ᩠ᨦ.

Noun

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แกง (gɛɛng)

  1. curry; soup; stew.

Verb

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แกง (gɛɛng) (abstract noun การแกง)

  1. to make or make as or into a curry, soup, or stew.
  2. (often in combination) to kill; to slay.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Corrupted from แกล้ง (glɛ̂ɛng) which is influenced by ต้ม (dtôm, to boil; to trick).

Verb

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แกง (gɛɛng) (abstract noun การแกง)

  1. (colloquial, originally LGBT slang) to subject to public outrage or humiliation.
  2. (colloquial) to trick; to deceive; to sham.
 
the insect Acoloba lanceolata of the family Pentatomidae

Etymology 3

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Noun

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แกง (gɛɛng) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (dialect) (แมง~) stink bug: any of the insects of the family Pentatomidae.