กำแหง
Thai
Alternative forms
- คำแหง (kam-hɛ̌ɛng)
Etymology
From Old Khmer កំហែង or កម្ហែង (kɑmhaeng, “to intimidate; to threaten”). From ខែង (khaeng) with infixed -VN-. From แข็ง (kɛ̌ng).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กำแหง k å æ h ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | กำ-แหง k å – æ h ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gam-hɛ̌ɛng |
| Royal Institute | kam-haeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kam˧.hɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R) | |
Adjective
กำแหง • (gam-hɛ̌ɛng)
- (archaic) strong, vigorous; brave, daring, courageous; heroic.
- (derogatory) conceited, vain, vainglorious, overconfident, arrogant; insolent, impudent, impertinent.