ขจี
Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Khmer kcī, kci (“green, unripe, young; fresh; raw; inexperienced, immature; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្ចី (khcəy).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ขจี kʰ t͡ɕ ī | |
Phonemic | ขะ-จี kʰ a – t͡ɕ ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kà-jii |
Royal Institute | kha-chi | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰa˨˩.t͡ɕiː˧/ |
Adverb
ขจี • (kà-jii) (abstract noun ความขจี)
- (used to describe the colour green) freshly; richly.