ກຸ້ງ

See also: ກົງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ (“shrimp”). Cognate with Thai กุ้ง (gûng), Shan ၵုင်ႈ (kūng), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜂𑜫 (kuṅ), Zhuang gungq, Saek กุง.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kuŋ˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kuŋ˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ກຸ້ງ
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

ກຸ້ງ • (kung) (classifier ໂຕ)

1. shrimp