กัง

Thai

Etymology

From *kaŋᴬ (“ape”).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ກັງ (kang), Northern Thai ᨠᩢ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨠᩢ᩠ᨦ.

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang gaeng (“ape”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกัง
k ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongang
Royal Institutekang
(standard) IPA(key)/kaŋ˧/(R)

Noun

กัง • (gang) (classifier ตัว)

  1. Macaca nemestrina (Cercopithecidae).

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , pgae 327
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