หางจระเข้
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Thai
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Etymology
[edit]From หาง (hǎang, “tail”) + จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, “crocodile”), literally “crocodile's tail”, referring to the tapering, spiky leaves of the plant. Compare Lao ຫາງແຂ້ (hāng khǣ).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | หางจระเข้ h ā ŋ t͡ɕ r a e kʰ ˆ | |
| Phonemic | หาง-จอ-ระ-เข้ h ā ŋ – t͡ɕ ɒ – r a – e kʰ ˆ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | hǎang-jɔɔ-rá-kêe |
| Royal Institute | hang-cho-ra-khe | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /haːŋ˩˩˦.t͡ɕɔː˧.ra˦˥.kʰeː˥˩/(R) | |