แม่กุญแจ

Thai

Etymology

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, “mother”) +‎ กุญแจ (gun-jɛɛ, “key”); possibly calque of English master key.

Pronunciation

Orthographicแม่กุญแจ
æ m ˋ k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ
Phonemic
แม่-กุน-แจ
æ m ˋ – k u n – æ t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛ
Royal Institutemae-kun-chae
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/(R)

Noun

แม่กุญแจ • (mɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛ)

  1. (classifier ดอก) master key.
  2. (classifier แม่ or ตัว) lock (that will be opened with a key).
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