ตอง

Eastern Lawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔŋ/

Noun

ตอง (toang)

1. cooking pot.

Thai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tɔːŋᴬ² (“banana leaf”), from Proto-Tai *k.toːŋᴬ (“big leaf for wrapping”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩬᨦ, Lao ຕອງ (tǭng), Shan တွင် (tǎung), Tai Nüa ᥖᥩᥒ (toang), Phake တွင် (toṅ), Ahom 𑜄𑜨𑜂𑜫 (toṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตอง t ɒ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtɔɔng
	Royal Institute	tong
(standard) IPA(key)		/tɔːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

ตอง • (dtɔɔng)

1. big leaf, especially banana leaf.
2. (card games) three of a kind.
3. a number that has 3 same adjacent digits.

Derived terms

• ใบตอง (bai-dtɔɔng)