ຄີງ

Lao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English king. Cognate with Thai คิง (king) or คีง (kiing), Lü ᦆᦲᧂ (xiing), Shan ၶိင်း (khíng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰiːŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰiːŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຄີງ
  • Rhymes: -iːŋ

Noun

ຄີງ • (khīng)

  1. (colloquial) king (royal person)
  2. (card games) king
  3. (chess) king

See also

Chess pieces in Lao · ຕົວໝາກຮຸກ (tūamāk huk) (layout · text)
ຄິງ (khing)
ຂຸນ (khun) 		ຄວີນ (kha wīn)
ເມັດ (met) 		ເຮືອ (hư̄a) ບີຊອປ (bī sǭp)
ໂຄນ (khōn) 		ອັດສະວິນ (ʼat sa win)
ມ້າ (mā) 		ເບ້ຍ (bīa)
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