เจ๊ง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Teochew 腫 / 肿 (zêng2, “to be swollen; to swell; swelling”), shortened from idiomatic 腫餃 / 肿饺 (zêng2 giao2, “incurable situation”, literally “swelling dumpling”). [1]
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | เจ๊ง e t͡ɕ ˊ ŋ | |
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | เจ็๊ง e t͡ɕ ˘ ˊ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | jéng |
| Royal Institute | cheng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕeŋ˦˥/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]เจ๊ง • (jéng) (abstract noun การเจ๊ง)
- (colloquial) to fail; to go bankrupt.
- (colloquial) to end.
- (colloquial) to be ruined; to be out of order.