แท้ง
See also: แทง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly changed from ท้อง (tɔ́ɔng, “to be pregnant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | แท้ง æ d ˆ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tɛ́ɛng |
| Royal Institute | thaeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰɛːŋ˦˥/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]แท้ง • (tɛ́ɛng) (abstract noun การแท้ง)
- to experience the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable: to abort, to miscarry, etc.
- (slang) to go or come to naught; to result in nothing; to give no result; to take no effect; to be or become void or invalid.