กำแหง

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer កំហែង or កម្ហែង (kɑmhaeng, to intimidate; to threaten).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicกำแหง
k å æ h ŋ
Phonemic
กำ-แหง
k å – æ h ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongam-hɛ̌ɛng
Royal Institutekam-haeng
(standard) IPA(key)/kam˧.hɛːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

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กำแหง (gam-hɛ̌ɛng)

  1. (archaic) strong, vigorous; brave, daring, courageous; heroic.
  2. (derogatory) conceited, vain, vainglorious, overconfident, arrogant; insolent, impudent, impertinent.