แข

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer ខេ (khē, khe), ខេហ (khēha, month; moon). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខែ (khae); Lao ແຂ (khǣ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแข
æ kʰ
RomanizationPaiboonkɛ̌ɛ
Royal Institutekhae
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɛː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

แข • (kɛ̌ɛ)

  1. (poetic) moon

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • แขไข
  • ดวงแข
  • เพ็ญแข
  • รัศมีแข