กระทุง

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Thai

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Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from กระ (grà) +‎ ทุง (tung). Compare Khmer ទុង (tung, pelican); Lao ກະທຸງ (ka thung, pelican).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกระทุง
k r a d u ŋ
Phonemic
กฺระ-ทุง
k ̥ r a – d u ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongrà-tung
Royal Institutekra-thung
(standard) IPA(key)/kra˨˩.tʰuŋ˧/(R)

Noun

กระทุง (grà-tung)

  1. (zoology) (นก~) (classifier ตัว) spot-billed pelican(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.): the bird Pelecanus philippensis of the family Pelecanidae.
  2. (zoology) (วงศ์~, วงศ์นก~) Pelecanidae.
  3. (zoology) (อันดับ~, อันดับนก~) Pelecaniformes.
  4. (by extension) (นก~) (classifier ตัว) any pelican.