กำบัง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กำบัง k å ɓ ạ ŋ
Phonemic		กำ-บัง k å – ɓ ạ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	gam-bang
	Royal Institute	kam-bang
(standard) IPA(key)		/kam˧.baŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer kaṃpaṅ, kaṃpāṅ (“act of hiding or conceal; to be hidden or concealed; etc”); being extended forms of khpaṅ, *khpāṅ (“to cover; to screen; to shield”), from which Thai กะบัง (gà-bang) was derived; ultimately being extended forms of paṅ, pāṅ, *paṅ, pāṃṅa (“to cover (from view); to hide; to screen; to conceal; etc”), from which Thai บัง (bang) was derived. Cognate with Modern Khmer កំបាំង (kɑmbang), Lao ກຳບັງ (kam bang).

Verb

กำบัง • (gam-bang) (abstract noun การกำบัง)

1. (elegant) Alternative form of บัง (bang)

Adjective

กำบัง • (gam-bang) (abstract noun ความกำบัง)

1. (elegant) sheltered; screened; invisible; unseeable; prevented from being seen; hidden from view.

Derived terms

• เงินได้กำบัง
• นักเขียนกำบัง
• รัฐบาลกำบัง
• สินค้าออกกำบัง

Etymology 2

From Javanese kembang (“flower, blossom; to bloom, to blossom; that which resembles a flower: toy flower, artificial flower, etc”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmbaŋ.

Alternative forms

• กะบัง (gà-bang)

Noun

กำบัง • (gam-bang)

1. (poetic) bunch of flowers: bouquet, nosegay, posy, etc.