ꪵꪄꪉ

Tai Dam

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹ (“solid; hard”), from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ (“hard”). Cognate with Thai แข็ง (kɛ̌ng), Lao ແຂງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦃᧂ (ẋaeng), Shan ၶႅင် (khěng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Bouyei jeengl, Saek เถรี่ยง (“hard”) and แข้ง (“tight; tense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɛŋ˨]
• Hyphenation: ꪵꪄꪉ
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Adjective

ꪵꪄꪉ (kheng)

1. hard; rigid.