กุญแจ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā, “key”) or Pali kuñcikā (“key”). Cognate with Lao ກະແຈ (ka chǣ), Khmer កុញ្ចែ (koñcae), Malay kunci.

Pronunciation
Orthographicกุญแจ
k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ
Phonemicกุน-แจ
k u n – æ t͡ɕ
RomanizationPaiboongun-jɛɛ
Royal Institutekun-chae
(standard) IPA(key)/kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/

Noun

กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ) (classifier ดอก)

  1. key.

Noun

กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ) (classifier ลูก or ดอก)

  1. lock; padlock.

Derived terms
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