หางจระเข้

Thai

หางจระเข้.

Etymology

From หาง (hǎang, “tail”) +‎ จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, “crocodile”), literally “crocodile's tail”, referring to the tapering, spiky leaves of the plant. Compare Lao ຫາງແຂ້ (hāng khǣ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หางจระเข้ h ā ŋ t͡ɕ r a e kʰ ˆ
Phonemic		หาง-จอ-ระ-เข้ h ā ŋ – t͡ɕ ɒ – r a – e kʰ ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	hǎang-jɔɔ-rá-kêe
	Royal Institute	hang-cho-ra-khe
(standard) IPA^(key)		/haːŋ˩˩˦.t͡ɕɔː˧.ra˦˥.kʰeː˥˩/^(R)

Noun

หาง จระเข้ • (hǎang-jɔɔ-rá-kêe)

(ว่าน~) aloe vera (Aloe vera).

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