กำแหง

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Khmer កំហែង or កម្ហែង (kɑmhaeng, to intimidate; to threaten). From ខែង (khaeng) with infixed -VN-. From แข็ง (kɛ̌ng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกำแหง
k å æ h ŋ
Phonemic
กำ-แหง
k å – æ h ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongam-hɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutekam-haeng
(standard) IPA(key)/kam˧.hɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

กำแหง • (gam-hɛ̌ɛng)

  1. (archaic) strong, vigorous; brave, daring, courageous; heroic.
  2. (derogatory) conceited, vain, vainglorious, overconfident, arrogant; insolent, impudent, impertinent.