จอง

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.

จอง • (jɔɔng) (abstract noun การจอง)

1. (archaic) to secure; to fasten; to bind; to tie.
2. (archaic) to construct, build, or erect, especially with stone or brick.

   จองถนน

   jɔɔng tà-nǒn

   to construct a road

3. to reserve; to book; to bespeak.