ข่าง

See also: ข้าง

Northern Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicข่าง
kʰ ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkàang
Royal Institutekhang
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/xaːŋ˨˩/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/kʰaːŋ˩˩/

Noun

ข่าง • (transliteration needed)

  1. alternative spelling of ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ (spinning top)

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicข่าง
kʰ ˋ ā ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkàang
Royal Institutekhang
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːŋ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *k.raːŋᴮ (top for spinning).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Khün ᨡ᩵ᩣ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຂ່າງ (khāng), ᦃᦱᧂᧈ (ẋaang¹) (as in ᦖᦱᧅᦃᦱᧂᧈ) or ᦆᦱᧂ (xaang) (as in ᦖᦱᧅᦆᦱᧂ), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥒᥱ (xǎang), Ahom 𑜁𑜂𑜫 (khaṅ), Zhuang rangq.

Noun

ข่าง • (kàang)

  1. (ลูก~) spinning top

Etymology 2

Noun

ข่าง • (kàang)

  1. a type of seaside plant

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 339