ຂີງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”), from Old Chinese 薑 (OC *kaŋ, “ginger”). Cognate with Thai ขิง (kǐng), Lü ᦃᦲᧂ (ẋiing), Tai Dam ꪄꪲꪉ, Shan ၶိင် (khǐng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khing), Zhuang hing. There is also ແຄງ (khǣng) derived from the same Old Chinese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰiːŋ˩˨/

Noun

ຂີງ • (khīng)

  1. ginger
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