ตง

Chong

Pronunciation

• (Kanchanaburi) IPA^(key): /toŋ/

Noun

ตง (transliteration needed)

1. egg.

Synonyms

• ตุง

Thai

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตง t ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtong
	Royal Institute	tong
(standard) IPA(key)		/toŋ˧/(R)

Noun

ตง • (dtong)

1. Wooden furniture supports placed on beams or rafters to provide a foundation for planks.

Etymology 2

ไผ่ตง

Borrowed from Teochew 冬 (dong1, “winter”) as in 冬筍 / 冬笋 (dong1 sung2, literally “winter bamboo shoot”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตง t ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtong
	Royal Institute	tong
(standard) IPA(key)		/toŋ˧/(R)

Noun

ตง • (dtong)

1. (ไผ่~) a bamboo species, Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. f.) Heyne, that its shoot is used for food.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตง t ŋ
Phonemic		ตอ-งอ t ɒ – ŋ ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtɔɔ-ngɔɔ
	Royal Institute	to-ngo
(standard) IPA(key)		/tɔː˧.ŋɔː˧/(R)

Proper noun

ตง • (dtong)

1. initialism of ตรัง (dtrang, “Trang Province”).