แต่งงาน

Thai

Etymology

แต่ง (dtɛ̀ng, to wed, to marry) + งาน (ngaan, a Thai land measure), referring to the use of a parcel of land as dowry in former times.

Pronunciation

Orthographicแต่งงาน
ætˋŋŋān
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แต็่ง-งาน
æt˘ˋŋŋān
RomanizationPaiboondtɛ̀ng-ngaan
Royal Institutetaeng-ngan
(standard) IPA(key)/tɛŋ˨˩.ŋaːn˧/

Verb

แต่งงาน (dtɛ̀ng-ngaan) (abstract noun การแต่งงาน)

  1. to marry.
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