ขจี

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer ក្ចី (kcī), ក្ចិ (kci, “green, unripe, young; fresh; raw; inexperienced, immature; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្ចី (khcəy).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ขจี kʰ t͡ɕ ī
Phonemic		ขะ-จี kʰ a – t͡ɕ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	kà-jii
	Royal Institute	kha-chi
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰa˨˩.t͡ɕiː˧/(R)

Adverb

ขจี • (kà-jii) (abstract noun ความขจี)

1. (used to describe the colour green) freshly; richly.