Dictionary entry
ครึ่ง
krʉ̂ng
half
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
half; exactly 50%wiktionary
2n.
approximately a half, whether more or lesswiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesซื้อน้ำเย็น คุยกันต่ออีกครึ่งชั่วโมง
Buy cold drinks, talk for another half hour.
นาฬิกาบนกำแพง ตีหนึ่งครึ่ง
The clock on the wall says 1:30am.
Built from
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡrɤŋᴮ (“half”), from Proto-Tai *ɡrɤŋᴮ (“half”). In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨤᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ or ᨤᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ເຄິ່ງ (khœng) or ເຄີ່ງ (khœ̄ng), Lü ᦆᦹᧂᧈ (xueng¹), Shan ၶိုင်ႈ (khūeng), Tai Nüa ᥑᥫᥒ (xoeng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (khüṅ) In Northern Tai, possibly cognate with Zhuang gyang.