กุญแจ

Thai

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Malay kunci, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā, “key”) or Pali kuñcikā (“key”). Cognate with Lao ກະແຈ (ka chǣ), Khmer កុញ្ចែ (koñcae), Malay kunci.

Pronunciation

Orthographicกุญแจ
k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ
Phonemic
กุน-แจ
k u n – æ t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboongun-jɛɛ
Royal Institutekun-chae
(standard) IPA(key)/kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/(R)

Noun

กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ)

  1. key. (classifier ดอก)
  2. lock; padlock. (classifier ลูก, ดอก)

Derived terms

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