ครอง

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer គ្រោង (groṅa) or គ្រង (graṅa, to rule, to administer; to protect, to watch over). Cognate with Modern Khmer គ្រង (krɔɔng).

Pronunciation

Orthographicครอง
grɒŋ
Phonemic
คฺรอง
g̥rɒŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkrɔɔng
Royal Institutekhrong
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰrɔːŋ˧/(R)

Verb

ครอง • (krɔɔng) (abstract noun การครอง)

  1. to rule; to administer; to govern.
  2. to own; to possess; to occupy.
  3. (used of a priest) to don; to dress; to wear.
  4. to maintain; to support; to sustain.
  5. to maintain, conduct, or manage (someone or something in a certain way or condition).

Derived terms

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