มะเร็ง

Thai

Etymology

Perhaps from Malay merengsa (“irritant; incurable, obstinate, unhealable”). Compare Khmer ម្រេញ (mrɨñ, “cancer; ulcer”); Lao ມະເຮັງ (ma heng); Sanskrit व्रण (vraṇa, “scratch; sore; ulcer”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มะเร็ง m a e r ˘ ŋ
Phonemic		มะ-เร็ง m a – e r ˘ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	má-reng
	Royal Institute	ma-reng
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ma˦˥.reŋ˧/

Noun

มะเร็ง • (má-reng)

(pathology) cancer.