ทองแดง
Thai
Etymology
From ทอง (tɔɔng, “gold; any metallic material, as bronze, copper, etc”) + แดง (dɛɛng, “red”). Compare Lao ທອງແດງ (thǭng dǣng).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ทองแดง d ɒ ŋ æ ɗ ŋ | |
| Phonemic | ทอง-แดง d ɒ ŋ – æ ɗ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tɔɔng-dɛɛng |
| Royal Institute | thong-daeng | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰɔːŋ˧.dɛːŋ˧/(R) | |
Noun
ทองแดง • (tɔɔng-dɛɛng)
- copper.
- (slang) the speaking in the Southern Thai dialect mixed with the Central Thai dialect.
- (zoology) the cricket Teleogryllus mitratus of the family Gryllidae.
- (pathology) monorchism.
Descendants
- Khmer: ទង់ដែង (tʊəŋ daeŋ)