ทรวง

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Angkorian Old Khmer drvaṅ (breast; chest). Compare Old Khmer drūṅa, Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer droṅ. Cognate with Modern Khmer ទ្រូង (truung), Lao ຊວງ (sūang).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicทรวง
d r w ŋ
Phonemic
ซวง
z w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsuuang
Royal Institutesuang
(standard) IPA(key)/sua̯ŋ˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

ทรวง (suuang)

  1. (formal, elegant) breast; chest.
  2. (figurative) heart.