แขวง

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer *ខ្វេង៑ (*khveṅ, to go far around; to encircle; to enclose). Cognate with Lao ແຂວງ (khuǣng), Modern Khmer ខ្វែង (khvaeng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแขวง
æ kʰ w ŋ
Phonemic
แขฺวง
æ kʰ ̥ w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkwɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutekhwaeng
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰwɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

แขวง • (kwɛ̌ɛng)

  1. area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory
  2. (Thailand government) khwaeng: an administrative subdivision of เขต (kèet), a district of Bangkok

Derived terms

  • ศาลแขวง