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ผึ้ง

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰɤŋꟲ (bee; beeswax), from Middle Chinese (MC phjowng, “bee; wasp”). Cognate with Lao ເຜິ້ງ (phœng) or ເຜີ້ງ (phœ̄ng), ᦕᦹᧂᧉ (ṗhueng²), Shan ၽိုင်ႈ (phūeng), Tai Nüa ᥚᥪᥒᥲ (phùeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪠꪷ꫁ꪉ, Ahom 𑜇𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (phüṅ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicผึ้ง
pʰ ụ ˆ ŋ
Phonemic
พึ่ง
b ụ ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonpʉ̂ng
Royal Institutephueng
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰɯŋ˥˩/(R)
Homophonesพึ่ง

Noun

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ผึ้ง (pʉ̂ng) (classifier ตัว)

  1. bee.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ผึ้ง” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.