ตะแลงแกง
Thai
Etymology
From Old Khmer tralēṅa kēṅa (“four-sided; four-faced”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ត្រឡែងកែង (trɑɑlaengkaeng, “four-sided, four-face; intersection, crossroads, confluence (of rivers); four-sided structure”).
The last sense was from the fact that the execution of criminals was traditionally held at a crossroads.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ตะแลงแกง t a æ l ŋ æ k ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ตะ-แลง-แกง t a – æ l ŋ – æ k ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtà-lɛɛng-gɛɛng |
| Royal Institute | ta-laeng-kaeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ta˨˩.lɛːŋ˧.kɛːŋ˧/ | |
Noun
ตะแลงแกง • (dtà-lɛɛng-gɛɛng)
- (archaic) cross: two intersecting lines.
- (archaic) crossroads: four-way intersection.
- (archaic) execution place; execution ground.
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