กำแหง

Thai

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology

From Khmer កំហែង (kɑmhaeng), កម្ហែង (kɑmhaeng, “to intimidate; to threaten”); perhaps extended forms of កឹង (kəng, “hard, stiff; harsh, severe, strict; etc”), from which Thai แข็ง (kɛ̌ng) was derived.

Pronunciation
Orthographicกำแหง
k å æ h ŋ
Phonemicกำ-แหง
k å – æ h ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongam-hɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutekam-haeng
(standard) IPA(key)/kam˧.hɛːŋ˩˩˦/

Adjective

กำแหง • (gam-hɛ̌ɛng)

  1. (archaic) strong, vigorous; brave, daring, courageous; heroic.
  2. (derogatory) conceited, vain, vainglorious, overconfident, arrogant; insolent, impudent, impertinent.
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