ຄິງ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຄີງ

Etymology

From English king. Cognate with Thai คิง (king) or คีง (kiing), Lü ᦆᦲᧂ (xiing), Shan ၶိင်း (khíng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰiŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰiŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຄິງ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

ຄິງ • (khing)

1. (colloquial) king (royal person)
2. (card games) king
3. (chess) king

See also

Chess pieces in Lao · ຕົວໝາກຮຸກ (tūamāk huk) (layout · text)
ຄິງ (khing) ຂຸນ (khun)	ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ເມັດ (met)	ເຮືອ (hư̄a)	ບີຊອປ (bī sǭp) ໂຄນ (khōn)	ອັດສະວິນ (ʼat sa win) ມ້າ (mā)	ເບ້ຍ (bīa)

Playing cards in Lao · ໄພ້ (phai) (layout · text)
ແອສ (ʼǣt) ຫຼື ໜຶ່ງ (nưng), ໑ (1)	ສອງ (sǭng), ໒ (2)	ສາມ (sām), ໓ (3)	ສີ່ (sī), ໔ (4)	ຫ້າ (hā), ໕ (5)	ຫົກ (hok), ໖ (6)	ເຈັດ (chet), ໗ (7)
ແປດ (pǣt), ໘ (8)	ເກົ້າ (kao), ໙ (9)	ສິບ (sip), ໑໐ (10)	ແຈັກ (chæk)	ຄວີນ (kha wīn)	ຄິງ (khing)	ໂຈກເກີ (chōk kœ̄), ໂຈກ (chōk)