แข

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer ខេ (khē, khe), ខេហ (khēha, “month; moon”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខែ (khae); Lao ແຂ (khǣ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แข æ kʰ
Romanization	Paiboon	kɛ̌ɛ
	Royal Institute	khae
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɛː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

แข • (kɛ̌ɛ)

1. (literary) moon.

Synonyms

• See จันทร์ (jan).