Thai

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC dengH, “stable”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨴ᩠ᨿ᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨴ᩠ᨿ᩵ᨦ, Lao ທ່ຽງ (thīang), ᦵᦑᧂᧈ (teng¹), Shan တဵင်ႈ (tāeng), Ahom 𑜄𑜢𑜂𑜫 (tiṅ), Nong Zhuang dingh or dingq, Saek เถี้ยง.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเที่ยง
e d ī ˋ y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontîiang
Royal Institutethiang
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰia̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

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เที่ยง (tîiang)

  1. midday; midnight.

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Adjective

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เที่ยง (tîiang) (abstract noun ความเที่ยง)

  1. straight; direct.
  2. certain; sure; changeless, stable; invariable; constant; consistent.
  3. permanent; perpetual; long-lasting; enduring; durable.
  4. exact, precise, accurate; right, correct; truthful, faithful.
  5. straight; upright; impartial: incorruptible.

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