ᨡᩯ᩠ᨦ

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹ (“solid; hard”), from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ (“hard”).[1] Cognate with Thai แข็ง (kɛ̌ng), Lao ແຂງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦃᧂ (ẋaeng), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪉ, Shan ၶႅင် (khěng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒᥴ (xáeng), Phake ၵိင် (khiṅ), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Sapa xeŋᴬ¹, Bouyei jeengl, Saek เถรี่ยง (“hard”) and แข้ง (“tight; tense”), Zhuang geng.

Adjective

ᨡᩯ᩠ᨦ • (transliteration needed)

  1. hard, solid[2]

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 343
  2. ^ Rungrueangsi, Udom (January 2004) พจนานุกรมล้านนา ~ ไทย: ฉบับแม่ฟ้าหลวง [Northern Thai-Thai Dictionary - Princess Mother Volume] (in Thai), Chiangmai: Chiang Mai University, →ISBN, page 112 [๑๑๒]
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