งวง

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨦ᩠ᩅᨦ, Khün ᨦ᩠ᩅᨦ, Lao ງວງ (ngūang), Lü ᦷᦇᧂ (ngong), Shan ငူင်း (ngúung), Tai Nüa ᥒᥨᥒᥰ (ngöng), Ahom 𑜂𑜤𑜂𑜫 (ṅuṅ).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		งวง ŋ w ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	nguuang
	Royal Institute	nguang
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ŋua̯ŋ˧/^(R)

Noun

งวง • (nguuang) (classifier งวง)

elephant's trunk.
blossom or spadix of the coconut or betel palm.
(ไก่~) turkey.

Synonyms

turkey

ไก่งวง (gài-nguuang)

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