ครึ่ง

See also: ครั้ง

Thai

ครึ่ง

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡrɯŋᴮ² (half), from Proto-Tai *ɡrɤŋᴮ (half). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨤᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ or ᨤᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ເຄິ່ງ (khœng) or ເຄີ່ງ (khœ̄ng), ᦆᦹᧂᧈ (xueng¹), Shan ၶိုင်ႈ (khūeng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥫᥒ (xoeng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (khüṅ), Zhuang gyang.

Pronunciation

Orthographicครึ่ง
grˋŋ
Phonemic
คฺรึ่ง
g̥rˋŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkrʉ̂ng
Royal Institutekhrueng
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰrɯŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ครึ่ง (krʉ̂ng)

  1. half; exactly 50%.
  2. approximately a half, whether more or less
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