กระทุง
Thai
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from กระ (grà) + ทุง (tung). Compare Khmer ទុង (tung, “pelican”); Lao ກະທຸງ (ka thung, “pelican”).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | กระทุง k r a d u ŋ | |
Phonemic | กฺระ-ทุง k ̥ r a – d u ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | grà-tung |
Royal Institute | kra-thung | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kra˨˩.tʰuŋ˧/(R) |
Noun
กระทุง • (grà-tung)
- (zoology) (นก~) (classifier ตัว) spot-billed pelican(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.): the bird Pelecanus philippensis of the family Pelecanidae. - (zoology) (วงศ์~, วงศ์นก~) Pelecanidae.
- (zoology) (อันดับ~, อันดับนก~) Pelecaniformes.
- (by extension) (นก~) (classifier ตัว) any pelican.