แก้วมังกร
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From แก้ว (gɛ̂ɛo, “any clear, transparent substance, as glass, crystal, pearl, etc”) + มังกร (mang-gɔɔn, “dragon”); coined in 1998 by Kasetsart University lecturer Suraphong Kosiyachinda (สุรพงษ์ โกสิยะจินดา) as a calque of English dragon fruit[1] and perhaps from the fact that the fruit looks like the dragon's pearl in Chinese mythology.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | แก้วมังกร æ k ˆ w m ạ ŋ k r | |
| Phonemic | แก้ว-มัง-กอน æ k ˆ w – m ạ ŋ – k ɒ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gɛ̂ɛo-mang-gɔɔn |
| Royal Institute | kaeo-mang-kon | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kɛːw˥˩.maŋ˧.kɔːn˧/(R) | |
Noun edit
แก้วมังกร • (gɛ̂ɛo-mang-gɔɔn)