โมง

Thai

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of the timekeeping gong. Cognate with Lao ໂມງ (mōng), Khmer ម៉ោង (maong).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		โมง o m ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	moong
	Royal Institute	mong
(standard) IPA(key)		/moːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

โมง • (moong)

1. (colloquial) hour; o'clock.
2. (colloquial, by extension) time.
   • กี่โมงแล้ว

     gìi moong lɛ́ɛo

     What time is it?

Usage notes

• See Appendix:Thai/Time

Synonyms

• นาฬิกา (naa-lí-gaa)