เก่ง

See also: เก้ง

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ເກັ່ງ (keng), Lü ᦶᦂᧂ (k̇aeng). Compare Middle Chinese 勁 (MC kjiengH, “strong, vigorous”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเก่ง
e k ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
เก็่ง
e k ˘ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongèng
Royal Institutekeng
(standard) IPA(key)/keŋ˨˩/(R)

Adjective

เก่ง • (gèng) (abstract noun ความเก่ง)

  1. skilled; skilful; good at something.

Derived terms

  • เก่งกาจ
  • เก่งแต่ปาก
  • อวดเก่ง

Further reading

  • “เก่ง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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