ตึง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ตึง t ụ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtʉng
	Royal Institute	tueng
(standard) IPA(key)		/tɯŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨲᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨲᩨ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ຕຶ່ງ (tưng), Isan ตึ่ง, Lü ᦎᦹᧂᧈ (ṫueng¹), Shan တိုင်ႇ (tùeng), Tai Nüa ᥖᥪᥒᥱ (tǔeng), Zuojiang Zhuang dwng.

Alternative forms

• *ตึ่ง (*dtʉ̀ng) — obsolete

Adjective

ตึง • (dtʉng) (abstract noun ความตึง)

1. tight; tense; stiff; firm
2. rigid; strict

Etymology 2

Noun

ตึง • (dtʉng)

1. Synonym of พลวง (pluuang, “a kind of tree, Dipterocarpus tuberculatus Roxb.”)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

ตึง • (dtʉng)

1. sound of a heavy thing falling on the floor or ground