อุโมงค์

Thai

Alternative forms

• อุมงค์

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali ummagga (“tunnel”), possibly via Khmer ឧម្មង្គ (ʼummɑng, “tunnel”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อุโมงค์ ɒ u o m ŋ g ʻ
Phonemic		อุ-โมง ɒ u – o m ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	ù-moong
	Royal Institute	u-mong
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔu˨˩.moːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

อุโมงค์ • (ù-moong) (classifier อุโมงค์)

1. tunnel (passage underground, underwater, or through or under obstruction)
2. burrow; cave; underground or underwater chamber
   • John 20:3, KJV:

     เปโตรจึงออกไปยังอุโมงค์กับสาวกคนนั้น

     bpee-dtroo jʉng ɔ̀ɔk bpai yang ù-moong gàp sǎa-wók kon nán

     Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

Further reading

• “อุโมงค์” 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.