บ่องตง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From corruption of บอกตรง (bɔ̀ɔk-dtrong-dtrong), meaning "to be honest" or "to tell the truth", literally "to speak frankly".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicบ่องตง
ɓ ˋ ɒ ŋ t ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
บ็่อง-ตง
ɓ ˘ ˋ ɒ ŋ – t ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonbɔ̀ng-dtong
Royal Institutebong-tong
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔŋ˨˩.toŋ˧/(R)

Phrase

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บ่องตง (bɔ̀ng-dtong)

  1. (slang, childish) to be honest; to tell the truth.
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