มะเร็ง
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Malay merengsa (“irritant; incurable, obstinate, unhealable”).[1][2] Compare Khmer ម្រេញ (mrɨñ, “cancer; ulcer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic | มะเร็ง m a e r ˘ ŋ | |
Phonemic | มะ-เร็ง m a – e r ˘ ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | má-reng |
Royal Institute | ma-reng | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ma˦˥.reŋ˧/(R) |
Noun[edit]
มะเร็ง • (má-reng)
Descendants[edit]
- → Lao: ມະເຮັງ (ma heng)