Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *reːŋᴬ (strong; strength). Cognate with Isan แฮง, Lao ແຮງ (hǣng), Northern Thai ᩁᩯ᩠ᨦ (hɛɛŋ⁴), Khün ᩁᩯ᩠ᨦ (hɛɛŋ⁴), ᦶᦣᧂ (haeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪭꪉ (ꞌhéng), Shan ႁႅင်း (héng), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜂𑜫 (riṅ), Bouyei reengz, Zhuang rengz, Saek เร๊ง.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicแรง
æ r ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonrɛɛng
Royal Instituteraeng
(standard) IPA(key)/rɛːŋ˧/(R)

Noun edit

แรง (rɛɛng)

  1. force; strength; power; energy.
  2. labour; effort.

Adjective edit

แรง (rɛɛng) (abstract noun ความแรง)

  1. strong; intense.
  2. powerful; mighty.
  3. severe, serious, violent; harsh, unpleasant, bitter.
  4. (slang) fierce, striking, bold; straightforward, outspoken, blunt; rude, insolent.

Derived terms edit