ຂີງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”). Cognate with Thai ขิง (kǐng), Lü ᦃᦲᧂ (ẋiing), Tai Dam ꪄꪲꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥑᥤᥒᥴ (xíng), Shan ၶိင် (khǐng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Bouyei hingl, Zhuang hing, Zuojiang Zhuang hing. Compare Middle Chinese 薑 (MC kjang, “ginger”).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰiːŋ˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰiːŋ˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂີງ
  • Rhymes: -iːŋ

Noun

ຂີງ • (khīng)

  1. ginger
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