แพง
Isan
Verb
แพง (transliteration needed)
- to be possessive
- to be loved
Adjective
แพง (transliteration needed)
- beloved; cherished
Northern Thai
Verb
แพง
- to be possessive
- to be loved
Adjective
แพง (abstract noun ฅวามแพง)
- beloved; cherished
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *beːŋᴬ (“expensive”). Cognate with Lao ແພງ (phǣng), Lü ᦶᦗᧂ (paeng), Shan ပႅင်း (páeng), Zhuang bengz.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | แพง æ b ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pɛɛng |
| Royal Institute | phaeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰɛːŋ˧/ | |
Adjective
แพง • (pɛɛng) (abstract noun ความแพง)
- expensive; of a high price.
- ห้าล้านบาท? แพงโคตร!
- hâa láan bàat? · pɛɛng kôot!
- Five million baht? That's too expensive!
- แหวนนี้แพงไปหน่อย
- wɛ̌ɛn níi pɛɛng bpai nɔ̀i
- This ring is a bit expensive.
- ห้าล้านบาท? แพงโคตร!
- (slang, of fashion, style, garment, look, manner, etc) elegant.
Antonyms
- (expensive): ถูก (tùuk), เยา (yao)