ด้วง

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Thai[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Tai *ɗuəŋꟲ (coconut grub). Compare Middle Chinese (MC drjuwng, “insect; bug”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨯ᩠ᩅ᩶ᨦ, Lao ດ້ວງ (dūang), ᦷᦡᧂᧉ (ḋong²), Zhuang nduengj (grub). Also compare Vietnamese đuông and Khmer ដួង (duəng).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicด้วง
ɗ ˆ w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboondûuang
Royal Instituteduang
(standard) IPA(key)/dua̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

ด้วง (dûuang)

  1. beetle, weevil.
  2. caterpillar, pupa, grub, worm, chrysalis.
  3. a wooden animal trap, wooden snare.
  4. a type of confection.

Derived terms[edit]