คงเส้นคงวา

Thai

Etymology

From คง (kong, “to keep, to maintain; to remain, to stay”) +‎ เส้น (sên, “rope, a traditional unit of length”) +‎ คง (kong, “to keep, to maintain; to remain, to stay”) +‎ วา (waa, “fathom, a traditional unit of length”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		คงเส้นคงวา g ŋ e s ˆ n g ŋ w ā
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		คง-เซ็่น-คง-วา g ŋ – e z ˘ ˋ n – g ŋ – w ā
Romanization	Paiboon	kong-sên-kong-waa
	Royal Institute	khong-sen-khong-wa
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰoŋ˧.sen˥˩.kʰoŋ˧.waː˧/

Adjective

คงเส้นคงวา • (kong-sên-kong-waa) (abstract noun ความคงเส้นคงวา)

(idiomatic) constant: consistent, invariable; unswerving, unwavering.

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