ขี้ผึ้ง

Thai

Etymology

From ขี้ (kîi, “shit; waste; leftover; etc”) +‎ ผึ้ง (pʉ̂ng, “bee”).

Pronunciation
Orthographicขี้ผึ้ง
kʰ ī ˆ pʰ ụ ˆ ŋ
Phonemic
คี่-พึ่ง
g ī ˋ – b ụ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonkîi-pʉ̂ng
Royal Institutekhi-phueng
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰiː˥˩.pʰɯŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ขี้ผึ้ง • (kîi-pʉ̂ng)

  1. beeswax.
  2. similar substance, as cerate, ointment, balm, etc.
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