เร่ง
Thai
Alternative forms
- เร้ง (réeng) — obsolete
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เร่ง e r ˋ ŋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | เร็่ง e r ˘ ˋ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | rêng |
| Royal Institute | reng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /reŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Verb
เร่ง • (rêng) (abstract noun การเร่ง or ความเร่ง)
- (transitive) to hurry; to rush; to speed up; to accelerate
Adjective
เร่ง • (rêng) (abstract noun ความเร่ง)
- (now only found in combination) urgent; pressing; compelling
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Lao: ເລ່ງ (lēng), ເລັ່ງ (leng)
Further reading
- “เร่ง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.