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Where does “เกรง” come from?

เกรง (Thai) comes from Old Khmer ក្រេង — to be fearful, afraid, frightened; to be timid,...

เกรง (Thai): to fear; to worry

Definitions

  1. to fear; to worry

Ancestry of “เกรง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerក្រេងto be fearful, afraid, frightened; to be timid,...

Words derived from “เกรง”

  • ยำเกรง
  • เกรงใจ
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