เคร่ง

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Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Lao ເຄັ່ງ (kheng), Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩮ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨤᩮ᩠᩵ᨦ, ᦆᦲᧂᧈ (xiing¹), Shan ၶဵင်ႈ (khāeng).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเคร่ง
e g r ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
เคฺร็่ง
e g ̥ r ˘ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkrêng
Royal Institutekhreng
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰreŋ˥˩/(R)

Verb

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เคร่ง (krêng) (abstract noun การเคร่ง or ความเคร่ง)

  1. to be strict; to be serious.

Derived terms

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