ᨤᩥ᩠ᨦ

Northern Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ɣiŋᴬ. Cognate with Isan คีง (khiiŋ⁴) or คิง (khiŋ⁴), Lao ຄີງ (khīng) or ຄິງ (khing), Khün ᨤᩥ᩠ᨦ (khiŋ⁴), ᦆᦲᧂ (xiing), Tai Dam ꪁꪲꪉ (ꞌkính), Shan ၶိင်း (khíng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥤᥒᥰ (xïng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨤᩥ᩠ᨦ
Phonemicคิง
g i ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonking
Royal Institutekhing
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/xiŋ˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/kʰiŋ˧˧˦/

Noun

ᨤᩥ᩠ᨦ • (xiŋ⁴)

  1. body.
    Synonym: ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫ

Pronoun

ᨤᩥ᩠ᨦ • (xiŋ⁴)

  1. (vulgar) a second person pronoun: you