เข็ญใจ

Thai

Etymology

From เข็ญ (kěn, “hard; difficult”) +‎ ใจ (jai, “heart; mind”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเข็ญใจ
e kʰ ˘ ɲ au t͡ɕ
Phonemic
เข็น-ไจ
e kʰ ˘ n – ai t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonkěn-jai
Royal Institutekhen-chai
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰen˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Adjective

เข็ญใจ • (kěn-jai) (abstract noun ความเข็ญใจ)

  1. (idiomatic, somewhat dated) being in a state of grief or suffering, especially because of financial problems or poverty.
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