เข้

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเข้
e kʰ ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonkêe
Royal Institutekhe
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰeː˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Clipping of จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe)

Noun

เข้ • (kêe) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (colloquial) crocodylian.

Etymology 2

From clipping of เย็ดเข้ (yét-kêe).

Interjection

เข้ • (kêe)

  1. (slang, sometimes vulgar) an exclamation of anger, disapproval, discontent, or surprise.