ទង់

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See also: ទង and ទាំង

Khmer

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ទង់
dṅ´
WT romanisation tŭəng
(standard) IPA(key) /tŭəŋ/

Etymology 1

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Verb

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ទង់ (tŭəng) (abstract noun ការទង់)

  1. to pull back and forth, tug back and forth
  2. to try to convince
  3. to fight, struggle

Affixed forms

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Etymology 2

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Compare Thai ธง (tong), Northern Thai ᨴᩩᨦ, Lao ທຸງ (thung).

Noun

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ទង់ (tŭəng)

  1. flag, banner
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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From Old Chinese (OC *doːŋ, “copper”). Cognate with Thai ทอง (tɔɔng), Lao ທອງ (thǭng), Vietnamese đồng. Doublet of ថង (thɑɑng) and ទង (tɔɔng).

Noun

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ទង់ (tŭəng)

  1. bronze, red copper
  2. alloy of copper and gold, 10 kt gold