กิ่ง

See also: ก๋ง, กง, and กุ้ง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *kiŋᴮ (“(small) branch”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ກິ່ງ (king), Lü ᦂᦲᧂᧈ (k̇iing¹), Khün ᨠᩥ᩠᩵ᨦ, Shan ၵိင်ႇ (kìng), Tai Nüa ᥐᥤᥒᥱ (kǐng), Aiton ကိင် (kiṅ), Ahom 𑜀𑜢𑜂𑜫 (kiṅ).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicกิ่ง
k i ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongìng
Royal Instituteking
(standard) IPA(key)/kiŋ˨˩/(R)

Noun

กิ่ง • (gìng)

  1. branch, bough, twig.
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