แขวง

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer *ខ្វេង៑ (*khveṅ, “to go far around; to encircle; to enclose”). Cognate with Lao ແຂວງ (khuǣng), Modern Khmer ខ្វែង (khvaeng).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แขวง æ kʰ w ŋ
Phonemic		แขฺวง æ kʰ ̥ w ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	kwɛ̌ɛng
	Royal Institute	khwaeng
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰwɛːŋ˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun

แขวง • (kwɛ̌ɛng)

area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
(Thailand government) khwaeng: an administrative subdivision of เขต (kèet), a district of Bangkok.

Derived terms

ศาลแขวง

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