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
Orthographic | กุญแจ k u ɲ æ t͡ɕ | |
Phonemic | กุน-แจ k u n – æ t͡ɕ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | gun-jɛɛ |
Royal Institute | kun-chae | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kun˧.t͡ɕɛː˧/ |
Noun
กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ) (classifier ดอก)
- key.
Noun
กุญแจ • (gun-jɛɛ) (classifier ลูก or ดอก)
- lock; padlock.
Derived terms
- พวงกุญแจ (puuang-gun-jɛɛ)
- แม่กุญแจ (mɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛ)