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กุ้ง

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See also: ก๋ง, กง, and กิ่ง

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ (shrimp).[1]

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ກຸ້ງ (kung), ᦂᦳᧂᧉ (k̇ung²), Tai Dam ꪀꪴ꫁ꪉ (kung3), Tai Dón ꪶꪀꪉꫂ (kung3), Shan ၵုင်ႈ (kūng), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥒᥲ (kòng), Phake ကုင် (kuṅ), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜂𑜫 (kuṅ).

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang gungq.[2]

In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang gungq, Saek กุง.

In other Tai, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang gungj (Ningming, Longzhou and Daxin dialects)[2] or gungq as in gungqbangh (Chongzuo dialect).[2]

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicกุ้ง
k u ˆ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongûng
Royal Institutekung
(standard) IPA(key)/kuŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

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กุ้ง (gûng) (classifier ตัว)

  1. shrimp; prawn.

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 328
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 622