Dictionary entry
แข้ง
kɛ̂ngnoun
shin
Meaningsevery sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.
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2n.
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3n.
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4n.
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In the readingsreal sentences, spoken by real voices
ที่อุทัยธานี มีป่าใหญ่ ชื่อห้วยขาแข้ง
In Uthai Thani, there's a big forest called Huai Kha Khaeng.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *ɣeːŋᴮ (“shin; lower leg”), from Middle Chinese 脛 (MC hengX|hengH, “shin”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ (as in ᩉ᩠ᨶ᩶ᩣᨤᩯ᩠᩵ᨦ), Lao ແຄ່ງ (khǣng) or ແຂ້ງ (khǣng), Lü ᦶᦆᧂᧈ (xaeng¹), Tai Dón ꪵꪅꪉꫀ, Shan ၶႅင်ႈ (khēng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥦᥒ (xaeng), Phake ၵ︀ိင︀် (khiṅ), Ahom *𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (*khiṅ), Zhuang hengh.
A note on usage
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