ช่อง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟoːŋᴮ (“crack; hole”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩬ᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨩᩬ᩵ᨦ, Isan ซ่อง, Lao ຊ່ອງ (sǭng), Lü ᦋᦸᧂᧈ (tsoang¹), Tai Dón ꪋꪮꪉꫀ, Shan ၸွင်ႈ (tsāung), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜂𑜫 (choṅ), Zhuang congh. Possibly related to ซ่อง (sɔ̂ng).

Pronunciation
Orthographicช่อง
d͡ʑ ˋ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ช็่อง
d͡ʑ ˘ ˋ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonchɔ̂ng
Royal Institutechong
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰɔŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ช่อง • (chɔ̂ng)

  1. opening; hole; cavity; gap.

Derived terms
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