จอง
Thai
Etymology
From Old Khmer ចោង៑ (coṅ), ចោង (coṅa), ចោង្ង៑ (coṅṅ, “to secure, to fasten, to bind, to tie; to construct, to build, to erect; to build with stone or brick, to make stonework or brickwork; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចង (cɑɑng), extended as ចំណង (cɑmnɑɑng), from which Thai จำนอง (jam-nɔɔng) is derived.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | จอง t͡ɕ ɒ ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | jɔɔng |
| Royal Institute | chong | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕɔːŋ˧/(R) | |
Verb
จอง • (jɔɔng) (abstract noun การจอง)
- (archaic) to secure; to fasten; to bind; to tie.
- (archaic) to construct, build, or erect, especially with stone or brick.
- to reserve; to book; to bespeak.